Leviticus 27:28
'Only, no devoted thing which a man devoteth to Jehovah, of all that he hath, of man, and beast, and of the field of his possession, is sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to Jehovah.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- חֵרֶםchêremphysical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed objec
- אֲחֻזָּהʼăchuzzâhsomething seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
- חָרַםchâramto seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction);
- מָכַרmâkarto sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively
- גָּאַלgâʼalto be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc
- בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâhproperly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
- שָׂדֶהsâdeha field (as flat)
- קֹדֶשׁqôdesha sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jos 6:17–19, Lev 27:21, Deu 20:16–17, Exo 22:20, Deu 25:19, Jos 6:26, Jos 7:1, Deu 7:1–2