Leviticus 27:13

“And if he does wish to redeem it, he shall add a fifth of it to its valuation.”

Leviticus 27:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 27:13, word by word

he does wish to redeemגָּאֹלgaol

redeem

To buy back a relative or their land.

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he shall addיָסַףyasaf

add

To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.

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a fifth of itחֲמִישִׁתchamishit

fifth part

One of five equal parts of something.

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its valuationעֶרְכֶּerke

valuation

The price fixed for something or someone, according to the law.

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The context

12and the priest shall value it, whether good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall be.

13 · This verse (above)

14And when a man consecrates his house as holy to YHWH, the priest shall value it, whether good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand.

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