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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/27.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/27.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />If, however, they do not redeem the field, or if they have sold it to someone else, it can never be redeemed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/27.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But if he does not want to buy it back, and it is sold to someone else, the field can no longer be bought back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But if he does not wish to redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, however, he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold it to another man, it may no longer be redeemed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But if he does not want to redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Yet if he does not redeem the field, but has sold the field to another person, it may no longer be redeemed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Yet if he will not redeem the field, but has sold the field to another man, it may no longer be redeemed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Yet if he will not redeem the field, but has sold the field to another man, it may no longer be redeemed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet if he will not redeem the field, but has sold the field to another man, it may no longer be redeemed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If he does not redeem the field, but has sold it to another man, it may no longer be redeemed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if he does not redeem the field or if he has sold it to another man, it is no longer redeemable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But if he does not redeem the field or if he has sold it to another man, it is no longer redeemable. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />but you cannot buy it back once someone else has bought it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But if you don't buy it back and it is sold to someone else, you cannot buy it back.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If you sell the field to someone else without first buying it back from the LORD, you lose the right to buy it back. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But if he won't redeem the field, but instead sells it to another person, then it is not to be redeemed anymore. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If, however, he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold it to another man, it may no longer be redeemed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If he does not redeem the field, but sells the field to someone else, he may never redeem it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If he will not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if he will not redeem the field, or if he shall have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If he will not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and if he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it is not redeemed anymore;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and if he do not redeem the field, or if he hath sold the field to another man, it is not redeemed any more;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if he shall not redeem the field, and if he sold the field to another man, it shall be redeemed no more.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if he will not redeem it, but it be sold to any other man, he that vowed it, may not redeem it any more: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But if he is not willing to redeem it, then it shall be sold to any other; he who vowed it is no longer able to redeem it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />If, instead of redeeming such a field, one sells it to another, it may no longer be redeemed;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but if the field is not redeemed, or if it has been sold to someone else, it shall no longer be redeemable.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if he will not redeem the field, or if he sell it to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if he will not repurchase the field and will sell it to another man again, it shall not be redeemed.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if he do not redeem the field, but should sell the field to another man, he shall not after redeem it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/27-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=7704" 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">19</span>And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If, however,</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.">he does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: yiḡ·’al (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">redeem</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">the field,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">or if</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: mā·ḵar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">he has sold</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’a·ḥêr (Adj-ms) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">to another</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lə·’îš (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man,</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.">it may no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/1350.htm" title="1350: yig·gā·’êl (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To redeem, act as kinsman. A primitive root, to redeem, i.e. To be the next of kin.">be redeemed.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>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.…<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="/numbers/30-2.htm">Numbers 30:2</a></span><br />If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-21.htm">Deuteronomy 23:21-23</a></span><br />If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. / But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin. / Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:4-5</a></span><br />When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. / It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Matthew 5:33-37</a></span><br />Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ / But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; / or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-4</a></span><br />Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Malachi 1:14</a></span><br />“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-25.htm">Proverbs 20:25</a></span><br />It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/9-18.htm">Joshua 9:18-20</a></span><br />But the Israelites did not attack them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel. And the whole congregation grumbled against the leaders. / All the leaders answered, “We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them. / This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1-2</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.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Psalm 15:4</a></span><br />who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-16.htm">Matthew 23:16-22</a></span><br />Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ / You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred? / And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-12.htm">James 5:12</a></span><br />Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26-31</a></span><br />If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries. / Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a></span><br />Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/27-19.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-19.htm">Field</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-18.htm">However</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-13.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-19.htm">Price</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-54.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-47.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-50.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-20.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-19.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/27-31.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-22.htm">Field</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-26.htm">However</a> <a href="/numbers/8-25.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/numbers/3-46.htm">Price</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-27.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-27.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/numbers/6-9.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/numbers/11-29.htm">Wish</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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>If, however, he does not redeem the field,</b><br>This phrase addresses the situation where an individual has consecrated a field to the Lord and later decides not to redeem it. In the context of Leviticus, redemption often involves a financial transaction to reclaim something that was dedicated or sold. The concept of redemption is central to the biblical narrative, symbolizing God's redemptive work through Christ. The field represents one's inheritance and livelihood, emphasizing the importance of stewardship and commitment to one's vows to God.<p><b>or if he has sold it to another man,</b><br>Selling the field to another person indicates a transfer of ownership, which complicates the possibility of redemption. In ancient Israel, land was a critical asset tied to family heritage and tribal identity. The sale of land was generally discouraged unless necessary, as it could disrupt the divinely allotted inheritance. This reflects the broader biblical theme of maintaining the integrity of God's promises and the land's sanctity.<p><b>it may no longer be redeemed.</b><br>Once the field is sold to another, the opportunity for redemption is lost, signifying the finality of certain decisions. This underscores the seriousness of vows and the consequences of failing to fulfill them. The irrevocability of the sale points to the importance of faithfulness and the potential loss of blessings when one does not adhere to God's commands. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where spiritual opportunities can be forfeited through neglect or disobedience, highlighting the urgency of responding to God's call.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelite_owner.htm">The Israelite Owner</a></b><br>The individual who originally owned the field and had the opportunity to redeem it.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_field.htm">The Field</a></b><br>Represents property or land that could be dedicated to the Lord and later redeemed.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_redeemer.htm">The Redeemer</a></b><br>The person who has the right to buy back the field, typically the original owner or a close relative.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_new_owner.htm">The New Owner</a></b><br>The person who purchases the field if the original owner does not redeem it.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_year_of_jubilee.htm">The Year of Jubilee</a></b><br>A significant event in Israelite society when all property was to be returned to its original family owners.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_redemption.htm">The Importance of Redemption</a></b><br>Redemption is a central theme in the Bible, symbolizing restoration and the reclaiming of what was lost. In our lives, we are called to seek redemption through Christ, who offers us a way back to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>The passage reminds us of the importance of being good stewards of the resources God has entrusted to us. We should manage our possessions wisely and in a way that honors God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_inaction.htm">The Consequences of Inaction</a></b><br>Failing to act on opportunities for redemption can lead to permanent loss. Spiritually, this teaches us the importance of responding to God's call for redemption in our lives without delay.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_family_responsibility.htm">Community and Family Responsibility</a></b><br>The concept of redemption in Leviticus emphasizes the role of family and community in supporting one another. We are encouraged to help those in need and to uphold the values of our faith community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty and Provision</a></b><br>The laws of redemption reflect God's sovereignty and His provision for His people. Trusting in God's plan and timing is crucial, even when circumstances seem challenging.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_ruth_and_boaz's_story_important.htm">What is the significance of Ruth and Boaz's story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ruth_4_3-6_conflict_with_ot_laws.htm">In Ruth 4:3-6, does the land redemption process conflict with other Old Testament inheritance laws or reflect an anachronistic practice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_lev_20_27_align_with_1_sam_28.htm">In Leviticus 20:27, how does the death sentence for mediums and spiritists reconcile with the Bible's own instances of sanctioned supernatural encounters (e.g., 1 Samuel 28)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_proverbs_20_27_align_with_science.htm">Proverbs 20:27 claims 'the spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord'--how can this be reconciled with scientific understandings of human consciousness?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">And if he will not redeem the field.</span>--That is, if after all the advantages which the law affords to the vower to redeem his patrimonial inheritance before the jubile year, he is base enough to forego the privilege of redemption, thus showing no desire to perpetuate his family name,--<p><span class= "bld">Or if he have sold the field to another man.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">and if he yet sells the field to another man, </span>that is, if in addition to this absence of family honour he surreptitiously sells the field which he has vowed to the sanctuary to another man, thus adding sacrilege to baseness,--<p><span class= "bld">It shall not be redeemed any more,</span>--then he loses all right ever to redeem it at all.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/27-20.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">If, however,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">redeem</span><br /><span class="heb">יִגְאַל֙</span> <span class="translit">(yiḡ·’al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> </span><span class="str2">To redeem, act as kinsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the field,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or if</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he has sold</span><br /><span class="heb">מָכַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ḵar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4376.htm">Strong's 4376: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to another</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֵ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it may no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">longer</span><br /><span class="heb">עֽוֹד׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be redeemed.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִגָּאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yig·gā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1350.htm">Strong's 1350: </a> </span><span class="str2">To redeem, act as kinsman</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/27-20.htm">Leviticus 27:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/27-20.htm">Leviticus 27:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/27-20.htm">Leviticus 27:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/27-20.htm">Leviticus 27:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/27-20.htm">Leviticus 27:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/27-20.htm">Leviticus 27:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/27-20.htm">Leviticus 27:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/27-20.htm">Leviticus 27:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/27-20.htm">Leviticus 27:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/27-20.htm">Leviticus 27:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/27-20.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 27:20 If he will not redeem the field (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/27-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 27:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 27:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:21" /></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>