then the priestוְ הַכֹּהֵןshall calculateחִשַּׁבfor himלוֹthe amountאֵת מִכְסַתof the valuationהָעֶרְכְּךָuntilעַדthe yearשְׁנַתof jubilee,הַיֹּבֵלand he shall giveוְנָתַןthe valuationאֶת הָעֶרְכְּךָon thatבַּ הַהוּאday,יּוֹםas holyקֹדֶשׁto YHWH.לַיהוָה
Leviticus 27:23
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Leviticus 27:23, word by word
- then the priestכֹּהֵןkohen
priest
One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.
Where else “kohen” appears- shall calculateחִשַּׁבchishav
count
To hold or give something as so: to put it on someone's account.
Where else “chishav” appears- the amountמִכְסַתmichsat
number, count
A number, a count of people. It appears only in Exodus 12:4 and Leviticus 27:23.
Where else “michsat” appears- of the valuationעֶרְכְּerk
valuation
The price fixed for something or someone, according to the law.
Where else “erk” appears- the yearשְׁנַתshenat
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appears- of jubileeיֹּבֵלyovel
jubilee
The fiftieth year, of freedom, when each returned to his land.
Where else “yovel” appears- and he shall giveנָתַןnatan
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- as 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
The context
22And if he consecrates to YHWH a field he has bought, which is not part of the field of his possession,
23 · This verse (above)
24In the year of jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom he bought it, to the one to whom the possession of the land belongs.