Leviticus 27:14

Now if a man consecrates his house as holy to the LORD, then the priest shall value it either as good or bad. The price will stand just as the priest values it.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites in the wilderness camp, delivering statutory instructions on vows and dedications to the sanctuary.

The words — The Hebrew term יַקְדִּישׁ (yakdīsh) means to set apart as holy to Yahweh, and הֶעֱרִיךְ (he‘erîkh) denotes the priest’s formal valuation of the dedicated object.

The thread — The priestly valuation procedure for consecrated property recurs in Leviticus 27:15 for house redemption and Leviticus 27:18–25 for fields, while Numbers 18:14 confirms that devoted items become priestly property.

Why it lands — The text requires readers to recognize that dedicating personal property to God transfers its valuation to priestly authority and establishes a fixed monetary standard that governs any subsequent redemption.

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The Hebrew words

וְאִ֗ישׁve./'Ishand/ anyone כִּֽי־ki-if יַקְדִּ֨שׁyak.Dishhe will set apart as holy אֶת־'et-<obj.>בֵּית֥וֹbei.T/ohouse/ his קֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.desha holy thing לַֽיהוָ֔הla./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh וְהֶעֱרִיכוֹ֙ve./he.'e.ri.Kh/oand/ he will evaluate/ it הַכֹּהֵ֔ןha./ko.Henthe/ priest בֵּ֥יןbeinbetween ט֖וֹבTovgood וּבֵ֣יןu./Veinand/ between רָ֑עRa'bad כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka./'a.Sherjust/ as יַעֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.Rikhhe will evaluate אֹת֛וֹ'o.T/o<obj.>/ it הַכֹּהֵ֖ןha./ko.Henthe/ priest כֵּ֥ןkenso יָקֽוּם׃ya.Kumit will stand

King James Version

And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the Lord, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.

Cross-references

Leviticus 25:29 If a man sells a house in a walled city, he retains his right of redemption until a full year after its sale; during that year it may be redeemed.
Leviticus 27:21 When the field is released in the Jubilee, it will become holy, like a field devoted to the LORD; it becomes the property of the priests.
Numbers 18:14 Every devoted thing in Israel belongs to you.
Psalms 101:2 I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.