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Such a person must be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />No one devoted, who is to be devoted for destruction from mankind, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; <i>but</i> shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />No person under the ban, who may become doomed to destruction among men, shall be redeemed, <i>but</i> shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />No one who may have been set apart among mankind shall be ransomed; he must be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216No one who may have been set apart among men shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘No one who may have been set apart among men shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />No one who may have been devoted among men shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />No one who may have been set apart among men shall be ransomed [from death], he shall most certainly be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No person who has been set apart for destruction is to be ransomed; he must be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />No person who has been set apart for destruction is to be ransomed; he must be put to death.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In fact, any humans who have been promised to me in this way must be put to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />People dedicated this way cannot be bought back. They must be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Not even human beings who have been unconditionally dedicated may be bought back; they must be put to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But anyone who is completely devoted from among human beings is not to be ransomed. He is certainly to be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Any human being who is permanently dedicated must not be ransomed; such a person must be put to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'No one devoted, who shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />None devoted, which shall be devoted by men, shall be redeemed: but shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘No one devoted to destruction, who shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed. He shall surely be put to death. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />No devoted thing, which is devoted of man, is ransomed, it is surely put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'No devoted thing, which is devoted of man, is ransomed, it is surely put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Every thing consecrated which shall be consecrated from man, shall not be redeemed: dying, it shall die.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And any consecration that is offered by man, shall not be redeemed, but dying shall die. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And all that has been consecrated, which is offered by man, shall not be redeemed, but shall surely die.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All human beings that are put under the ban cannot be redeemed; they must be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />No human beings who have been devoted to destruction can be ransomed; they shall be put to death.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Every devoted thing which shall be devoted by men shall not be redeemed, but shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And no devoted thing devoted of men shall be repurchased but surely shall be killed.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />None devoted, that may be devoted of men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And whatever shall be dedicated of men, shall not be ransomed, but shall be surely put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/27-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=7791" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/27.htm">Rules about Valuations</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">No</a> <a href="/hebrew/2764.htm" title="2764: ḥê·rem (N-ms) -- A net, a doomed object, extermination. Or cherem; from charam; physical a net; usually a doomed object; abstr. Extermination."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">person</a> <a href="/hebrew/2763.htm" title="2763: yā·ḥo·ram (V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to seclude; specifically to devote to religious uses; physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose.">set apart for destruction</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6299.htm" title="6299: yip·pā·ḏeh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To ransom. A primitive root; to sever, i.e. Ransom; gener. To release, preserve.">may be ransomed;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mō·wṯ (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">he must surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yū·māṯ (V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">be put to death.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-30.htm">Judges 11:30-31</a></span><br />Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand, / then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-24.htm">1 Samuel 14:24-28</a></span><br />Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food. / Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground. / And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Numbers 21:2-3</a></span><br />So Israel made a vow to the LORD: “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote their cities to destruction.” / And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12-15</a></span><br />If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said / that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known), / then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a></span><br />Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/6-17.htm">Joshua 6:17-21</a></span><br />Now the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent. / But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it. / For all the silver and gold and all the articles of bronze and iron are holy to the LORD; they must go into His treasury.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-42.htm">1 Kings 20:42</a></span><br />And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-20.htm">2 Kings 23:20</a></span><br />On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/21-27.htm">Ezekiel 21:27</a></span><br />A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-20.htm">Exodus 22:20</a></span><br />If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a></span><br />and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-17</a></span><br />However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes. / For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-9.htm">1 Samuel 15:9</a></span><br />Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-33.htm">1 Samuel 15:33</a></span><br />But Samuel declared: “As your sword has made women childless, so your mother will be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD at Gilgal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1-9</a></span><br />During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD. And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.” / At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.) / So David asked the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? How can I make amends so that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD?” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.</p><p class="hdg">None</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Numbers 21:2,3</a></b></br> And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-18.htm">1 Samuel 15:18-23</a></b></br> And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed… </p><p class="hdg">which shall be devoted.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-44.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-38.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-38.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">Devoted</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-17.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-44.htm">Utterly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/3-13.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/numbers/4-6.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/numbers/1-51.htm">Death</a> <a href="/numbers/4-18.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/numbers/14-12.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/numbers/18-14.htm">Devoted</a> <a href="/numbers/3-46.htm">Ransomed</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-33.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/numbers/3-9.htm">Surely</a> <a href="/numbers/15-31.htm">Utterly</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-1.htm">He who makes a singular vow must be the Lord's</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm">The estimation of the person</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-9.htm">of a beast given by vow</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-14.htm">of a house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-16.htm">of a field, and the redemption thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">No devoted thing may be redeemed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">The tithe may not be changed</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/leviticus/27.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>No person set apart for destruction</b><br />The phrase "set apart for destruction" comes from the Hebrew word "cherem," which signifies something devoted or consecrated to God, often through destruction. In the ancient Israelite context, this term was used for things or people that were irrevocably given over to God, often as a form of divine judgment. This reflects the seriousness with which God viewed certain sins or actions that warranted such a severe decree. The concept of being "set apart" underscores the holiness and justice of God, who demands purity and righteousness from His people.<p><b>may be ransomed</b><br />The idea of ransom in Hebrew, "padah," typically involves a redemption price paid to deliver or rescue someone from a dire situation. However, in this context, the scripture makes it clear that there is no possibility of redemption for those who are "set apart for destruction." This highlights the irrevocable nature of God's judgment in certain cases, emphasizing the gravity of sin and the importance of obedience to God's commands. It serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's statutes.<p><b>he must surely be put to death</b><br />The phrase "must surely be put to death" is a translation of the Hebrew "moth yumat," which is an emphatic expression indicating the certainty and necessity of the death penalty in this context. This reflects the ultimate consequence of being "set apart for destruction" and underscores the seriousness of the offenses that warranted such a decree. In the broader biblical narrative, this points to the holiness of God and the severity of sin, which separates humanity from Him. It also foreshadows the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who bore the penalty of sin on behalf of humanity, offering redemption and reconciliation with God. This verse, therefore, serves as a powerful reminder of both the justice and mercy of God, calling believers to live in holiness and reverence.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(29) <span class= "bld">None devoted, which shall be devoted of men.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">Every one banned, which shall be banned of men, </span>that is, every one banned from amongst men, or every human being banned, is not to be redeemed. Like the cattle and the patrimonial estates, when once devoted to God by a vow of banning, the man thus banned by a vow comes irretrievably under the class of "most holy unto the Lord," or one irrevocably withdrawn from the power of man.<p><span class= "bld">But shall surely be put to death.</span>--Not as a sacrifice to God, but, on the contrary, to be removed out of His sight. This is the apparent import of the passage, and seems to be confirmed by the melancholy narrative of Jephtha and his daughter (<a href="/judges/11-30.htm" title="And Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If you shall without fail deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,">Judges 11:30</a>). This seems to have been the interpretation put on the law in question during the second Temple, since it is embodied in the Chaldee Versions, which render the verse as follows: "Every vow that shall be vowed of man, shall not be redeemed with money, but with burnt offerings and with hallowed victims, and with supplications for mercy before the Lord, because such are to be put to death." It is, however, supposed that this Awful vow of banning could only be exercised on notorious malefactors and idolaters as dangerous to the faith of the Israelites, that it could not be made by any private individual on his own responsibility, and that when such cases occurred the community or the Sanhedrin carried out the ban as an act of judicial necessity, thus showing it to be "most holy unto the Lord." Accordingly, <a href="/context/leviticus/27-28.htm" title="Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote to the LORD of all that he has, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy to the LORD.">Leviticus 27:28-29</a> treat of two different cases. The former regulates objects "banned unto the Lord," which differs from the vow of dedication discussed in <a href="/context/leviticus/27-2.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by your estimation.">Leviticus 27:2-8</a> only in so far that it is unredeemable, whilst <a href="/leviticus/27-29.htm" title="None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.">Leviticus 27:29</a> regulates the banning enacted by the law itself (<a href="/exodus/22-19.htm" title="Whoever lies with a beast shall surely be put to death.">Exodus 22:19</a>), or pronounced by the court of justice on a man who is irretrievably to be put to death. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/27-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">No</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">person</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָדָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">set apart for destruction</span><br /><span class="heb">יָחֳרַ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḥo·ram)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2763.htm">Strong's 2763: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may be ransomed;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפָּדֶ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yip·pā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6299.htm">Strong's 6299: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he must surely</span><br /><span class="heb">מ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be put to death.</span><br /><span class="heb">יוּמָֽת׃</span> <span class="translit">(yū·māṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/27-29.htm">Leviticus 27:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/27-29.htm">Leviticus 27:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/27-29.htm">Leviticus 27:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/27-29.htm">Leviticus 27:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/27-29.htm">Leviticus 27:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/27-29.htm">Leviticus 27:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/27-29.htm">Leviticus 27:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/27-29.htm">Leviticus 27:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/27-29.htm">Leviticus 27:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/27-29.htm">Leviticus 27:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/27-29.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 27:29 No one devoted who shall be devoted (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 27:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 27:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>