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And ifוְאִםa manאִישׁdoes wish to redeemגָּאֹל יִגְאַלany of his tithe,מִמַּעַשְׂרוֹhe shall addיֹסֵףa fifth of itחֲמִשִׁיתוֹto it.עָלָיו
Leviticus 27:31
Study it in the app“And if a man does wish to redeem any of his tithe, he shall add a fifth of it to it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 27:31, word by word
- a manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- does wish to redeemגָּאֹלgaol
redeem
To buy back a relative or their land.
Where else “gaol” appears- any of his titheמַּעַשְׂרmaasr
tithe
Tithe: a tenth of something.
Where else “maasr” appears- he shall addיֹסֵףyosef
add
To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.
Where else “yosef” appears- a fifth of itחֲמִשִׁיתchamishit
fifth part
One of five equal parts of something.
Where else “chamishit” appears
The context
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.
31 · This verse (above)
32And every tithe of the herd or of the flock, all that passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to YHWH.