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Leviticus 27:22

Now if a man consecrates to the LORD a field he has purchased, which is not a part of his own property,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God speaks through Moses to the Israelite assembly in the wilderness, outlining regulations for vows and dedications following the Sabbath and Jubilee legislation.

The words — The Hebrew וְאִם (ve'im) functions as a conditional "and if," while מִקְנָתוֹ (miknatô) and אֲחֻזָּתוֹ ('achuzzâtô) explicitly separate a "purchased field" from a "hereditary possession."

The thread — This provision operates alongside Leviticus 25:10, which commands consecrating the fiftieth year, and Leviticus 25:25, which permits a kinsman to repurchase land at any time rather than waiting for a Jubilee release.

Why it lands — The text states that a man who dedicates non-inherited land must pay the priest's calculated value up to the Jubilee as a sacred offering, and the field then becomes permanent priestly property at the Jubilee.

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The Hebrew words

וְאִם֙ve./'Imand/ ifאֶת־'et-<obj.>שְׂדֵ֣הse.Deh<the> field ofמִקְנָת֔וֹmik.na.T/opurchase/ hisאֲשֶׁ֕ר'a.Sherwhichלֹ֖אlo'notמִשְּׂדֵ֣הmi./se.Deh[is] from/ [the] field ofאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹ'a.chu.za.T/opossession/ hisיַקְדִּ֖ישׁyak.Dishhe will set apart as holyלַֽיהוָֽה׃la./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh

King James Version

And if a man sanctify unto the Lord a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;

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