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Leviticus 27:13
If, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Israel through Moses regarding regulations for consecrated property and vows. The command immediately follows the priest’s assessment of an animal’s worth in Leviticus 27:12.
The words — יִגְאָלֶ֑נָּה (yig'alenah) means he will redeem it, and חֲמִישִׁתּוֹ (chamishito) denotes its fifth part. These terms specify the exact monetary addition required to reclaim a dedicated item.
The thread — The identical redemption penalty appears in Leviticus 27:15 for consecrated houses, Leviticus 27:19 for consecrated fields, and Leviticus 22:14 for accidentally consumed sacred offerings.
Why it lands — The text requires anyone reclaiming a consecrated item to pay twenty percent above the priest’s assessed value. It establishes a fixed financial threshold for reversing a vow of dedication.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 27:15 But if he who consecrated his house redeems it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it will belong to him.
- Leviticus 27:19 And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him.
- Leviticus 22:14 If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.
- Leviticus 5:16 Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.
- Leviticus 6:4 once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,
- Leviticus 27:10 He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.