Leviticus 27:2

“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘When a man consecrates a person to Yahweh in a vow, according to your valuation,

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WEBBE

“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘When a man consecrates a person to the LORD in a vow, according to your valuation,

BSB

“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,

KJV

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.

ASV

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall accomplish a vow, the persons shall be for Jehovah by thy estimation.

BBE

Say to the children of Israel, If a man makes a special oath, you will give your decision as to the value of the persons for the Lord.

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דַּבֵּר da·ber speak H1696 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 בְּנֵי be·nei [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 וְאָמַרְתָּ ve·'a·mar·ta and you will say H559 אֲלֵהֶם 'a·le·hem to them H413 אִישׁ 'ish anyone H376 כִּי ki if H3588 יַפְלִא yaf·li' he will make hard H6381 נֶדֶר ne·der a vow H5088 בְּעֶרְכְּךָ be·'er·ke·kha by valuation of your H6187 נְפָשֹׁת ne·fa·shot persons H5315 לַיהוָה la·yah·weh to Yahweh H3068

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–13

Zeal for the service of God disposed the Israelites, on some occasions, to dedicate themselves or their children to the service of the Lord, in his house for life. Some persons who thus dedicated themselves might be employed as assistants; in general they were to be redeemed for a value. It is good to be zealously affected and liberally disposed for the Lord's service; but the matter should be well weighed, and prudence should direct as to what we do; else rash vows and hesitation in doing them will dishonour God, and trouble our own minds.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.