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Noכָּלone devoted to destructionחֵרֶםwhoאֲשֶׁרis devoted to destructionיָחֳרַםfrom amongמִןhuman beingsהָאָדָםshall be ransomed;לֹא יִפָּדֶהhe shall surelyמוֹתbe put to death.יוּמָת
Leviticus 27:29
Study it in the app“No one devoted to destruction who is devoted to destruction from among human beings shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 27:29, word by word
- one devoted to destructionחֵרֶםcherem
devoted thing
What was given wholly to God and no one could keep for himself.
Where else “cherem” appears- is devoted to destructionיָחֳרַםyachoram
devote to destruction
To give something wholly to YHWH, often by destroying it.
Where else “yachoram” appears- human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- shall be ransomedיִפָּדֶהyipade
pay a ransom
To pay to get someone or something back.
Where else “yipade” appears- he shall surelyמוֹתmot
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “mot” appears
Translation note
“Devoted to destruction” translates cherem: something or someone handed over to God with no turning back. It can be understood that, of a person, it refers to someone condemned to death for a grave crime (Exodus 22:20) or in a war commanded by God (Joshua 6:17), not to human sacrifices, which the law forbids (Leviticus 18:21).
The context
28But nothing completely devoted that a man completely devotes to YHWH of all that he has, whether human being or beast or field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to YHWH.
29 · This verse (above)
30And every tithe of the land, of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is YHWH’s; it is holy to YHWH.