28 ‘Nevertheless, (A)[a]anything which someone sets apart to the Lord for [b]destruction out of all that he has, of man or animal or of the field of his own property, shall not be sold nor redeemed. Anything set apart for destruction is most holy to the Lord. 29 No [c]one who may have been [d]set apart among mankind shall be ransomed; he must be put to death.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:28 Lit anything banned
  2. Leviticus 27:28 I.e., as an offering
  3. Leviticus 27:29 Lit one devoted; or banned
  4. Leviticus 27:29 Lit put under the ban

28 “‘But nothing that a person owns and devotes[a](A) to the Lord—whether a human being or an animal or family land—may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy(B) to the Lord.

29 “‘No person devoted to destruction[b] may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:28 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.
  2. Leviticus 27:29 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.