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And the field,וְ הַשָּׂדֶהwhen it goes freeבְּצֵאתוֹin the jubilee,בַיֹּבֵלshall beהָיָהholyקֹדֶשׁto YHWH,לַיהוָהlike a fieldכִּשְׂדֵהcompletely devoted;הַחֵרֶםit shall becomeתִּהְיֶהthe priest’sלַכֹּהֵןpossession.אֲחֻזָּתוֹ
Leviticus 27:21
Study it in the app“And the field, when it goes free in the jubilee, shall be holy to YHWH, like a field completely devoted; it shall become the priest’s possession.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 27:21, word by word
- And the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade
farmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sade” appears- when it goes freeצֵאתtset
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “tset” appears- in the jubileeיֹּבֵלyovel
jubilee
The fiftieth year, of freedom, when each returned to his land.
Where else “yovel” appears- shall beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- holyקֹדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- completely devotedחֵרֶםcherem
devoted thing
What was given wholly to God and no one could keep for himself.
Where else “cherem” appears- the priest’sכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- possessionאֲחֻזָּתachuzat
possession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appears
The context
20But if he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore.
21 · This verse (above)
22And if he consecrates to YHWH a field he has bought, which is not part of the field of his possession,