Leviticus 27:18

But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The Lord instructs Moses and the Israelites on the administration of vows and valuations during the wilderness period. This directive addresses the specific procedure for consecrating agricultural land when the dedication occurs after a Jubilee year has passed.

The words — יַקְדִּישׁ (yak.Dish) translates as he will set apart as holy, and חִשַּׁב (chi.shav) translates as he will calculate. These verbs establish the priest's authoritative role in measuring the sacred commitment against remaining time.

The thread — The proportional valuation method runs through Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:27, and Leviticus 25:51. Each passage ties land transactions and redemption payments directly to the number of years remaining until the next Jubilee.

Why it lands — The text commands the priest to reduce the consecration price in proportion to the years left until the Jubilee. A reader must apply this proportional adjustment to ensure vows and financial obligations accurately reflect the actual usable duration of the property.

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The Hebrew words

וְאִם־ve./'im-and/ if אַחַ֣ר'a.Charafter הַיֹּבֵל֮hai./yo.Velthe/ jubilee יַקְדִּ֣ישׁyak.Dishhe will set apart as holy שָׂדֵהוּ֒sa.de./Hufield/ his וְחִשַּׁב־ve./chi.shav-and/ he will calculateל֨וֹl/ofor <the>/ himselfהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha./ko.Henthe/ priest אֶת־'et-<obj.>הַכֶּ֗סֶףha./Ke.sefthe/ money עַל־'al-on פִּ֤יpi[the] mouth of הַשָּׁנִים֙ha./sha.Nimthe/ years הַנּ֣וֹתָרֹ֔תha./No.ta.Rotwhich/ remain עַ֖ד'aduntil שְׁנַ֣תshe.Nat[the] year of הַיֹּבֵ֑לhai./yo.Velthe/ jubilee וְנִגְרַ֖עve./nig.Ra'and/ it will be deducted מֵֽעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃Me./'er.Ke./khafrom/ valuation/ your

King James Version

But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation.

Cross-references

Leviticus 25:15 You are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining.
Leviticus 25:27 he shall calculate the years since its sale, repay the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and return to his property.
Leviticus 25:51 If many years remain, he must pay for his redemption in proportion to his purchase price.