Bible Commentary

And if [it be] from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation [shall be] three shekels of silver. Verse 6. A month old] The male child, five shekels, 15s., the female, three shekels, 9s. Being both … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:6”

And if [it be] from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. Verse 5. From five years old] The boy that was vowed might be redeemed for twenty shekels, 3. sterling; the girl, for ten shekels, just one … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:5”

And if it [be] a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. The relative values of the persons appear to be regulated according to an estimate of the probable value of their future work: Ages Male Female From a month to five years of age 5 shekels 3 shekels From five years to twenty … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:4”

And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 3. the shekel of the sanctuary ] See on Lev 5:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 3. From twenty … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:3”

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons [shall be] for the LORD by thy estimation. 2 . accomplish a vow ] rather, as mg., make a special (lit. hard) vow. For the definition of a vow, as compared with other classes of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:2”

And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying, 1 8. The case of persons Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Dues. The position which this chapter holds after the formal conclusion, Lev 26:46, suggests that it is of a supplementary character. There seems, however, no reason to doubt its Mosaic origin. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 27:1”

These [are] the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses. 46. the statutes and judgements and laws ] This wording shews that the v. forms the conclusion not merely of this ch. but of the whole ‘Law of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 26:46”

But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I [am] the LORD. For their sakes, or rather, to or for them, i.e. for their good or benefit; for surely, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 26:45”

And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I [am] the LORD their God. Verse 44. Neither will I abhor them to destroy them utterly] Though … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 26:44”

The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes. 43, 44. These vv. have rather the air of a later insertion. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 26:43”