Leviticus 27:27
New International Version
If it is one of the unclean animals, it may be bought back at its set value, adding a fifth of the value to it. If it is not redeemed, it is to be sold at its set value.

New Living Translation
However, you may buy back the firstborn of a ceremonially unclean animal by paying the priest’s assessment of its worth, plus 20 percent. If you do not buy it back, the priest will sell it at its assessed value.

English Standard Version
And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back at the valuation, and add a fifth to it; or, if it is not redeemed, it shall be sold at the valuation.

Berean Standard Bible
But if it is among the unclean animals, then he may redeem it according to your valuation and add a fifth of its value. If it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

King James Bible
And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.

New King James Version
And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall redeem it according to your valuation, and shall add one-fifth to it; or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

New American Standard Bible
But if it is among the unclean animals, then he shall redeem it according to your assessment and add to it a fifth of it; and if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your assessment.

NASB 1995
But if it is among the unclean animals, then he shall redeem it according to your valuation and add to it one-fifth of it; and if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

NASB 1977
‘But if it is among the unclean animals, then he shall redeem it according to your valuation, and add to it one-fifth of it; and if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

Legacy Standard Bible
But if it is among the unclean animals, then he shall ransom it according to your valuation and add to it one-fifth of it; and if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

Amplified Bible
If it is among the unclean animals, the owner may redeem it in accordance with your valuation, and add one-fifth to it; or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold in accordance with your valuation.

Christian Standard Bible
If it is one of the unclean livestock, it can be ransomed according to your assessment by adding a fifth of its value to it. If it is not redeemed, it can be sold according to your assessment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If it is one of the unclean livestock, it must be ransomed according to your assessment by adding a fifth of its value to it. If it is not redeemed, it can be sold according to your assessment.”

American Standard Version
And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall ransom it according to thine estimation, and shall add unto it the fifth part thereof: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.

Contemporary English Version
If you promise me a donkey, you may buy it back by adding an additional 20 percent to its value. If you don't buy it back, it can be sold to someone else for whatever a priest has said it is worth.

English Revised Version
And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall ransom it according to thine estimation, and shall add unto it the fifth part thereof: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But if it is an unclean animal, it must be bought back. The payment will be its full value plus one-fifth more. If it is not bought back, it must be sold at the value given it.

Good News Translation
but the first-born of an unclean animal may be bought back at the standard price plus an additional 20 percent. If it is not bought back, it may be sold to someone else at the standard price.

International Standard Version
If it's an unclean animal, then he is to ransom it according to your valuation, adding a fifth to it. If it's not redeemed, then it is to be sold according to your valuation.

Majority Standard Bible
But if it is among the unclean animals, then he may redeem it according to your valuation and add a fifth of its value. If it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

NET Bible
If, however, it is among the unclean animals, he may ransom it according to its conversion value and must add one fifth to it, but if it is not redeemed it must be sold according to its conversion value.

New Heart English Bible
If it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back according to your valuation, and shall add to it the fifth part of it: or if it isn't redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if it shall be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it, according to thy estimation, and shall add to it a fifth part of it: or if it shall be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.

World English Bible
If it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back according to your valuation, and shall add to it the fifth part of it; or if it isn’t redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And if [from] among the unclean beast, then he has ransomed [it] at your valuation, and he has added its fifth to it; and if it is not redeemed, then it has been sold at your valuation.

Young's Literal Translation
And if among the unclean beasts, then he hath ransomed it at thy valuation, and he hath added its fifth to it; and if it is not redeemed, then it hath been sold at thy valuation.

Smith's Literal Translation
And if from unclean cattle, and he redeemed by thy estimation, and he shall add the fifth upon it: and if it shall not be redeemed, and it was sold by thy estimation.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if it be an unclean beast, he that offereth it shall redeem it, according to thy estimation, and shall add the fifth part of the price. If he will not redeem it, it shall be sold to another for how much soever it was estimated by thee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But if it is an unclean animal, whoever offers it shall redeem it, according to your estimation, and he shall add a fifth part to the price. If he is not willing to redeem it, it shall be sold to another for whatever amount it was estimated by you.

New American Bible
But if it is an unclean animal, it may be redeemed by paying one fifth more than its value. If it is not redeemed, it shall be sold at its value.

New Revised Standard Version
If it is an unclean animal, it shall be ransomed at its assessment, with one-fifth added; if it is not redeemed, it shall be sold at its assessment.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And if it is of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to its valuation, and shall add a fifth part to it; or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to its valuation.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And if a beast is unclean, it will be bought with a price and will add one fifth to it and if it is not repurchased, it shall be sold with a price.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall ransom it according to thy valuation, and shall add unto it the fifth part thereof; or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy valuation.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But if he should redeem an unclean beast, according to its valuation, then he shall add the fifth part to it, and it shall be his; and if he redeem it not, it shall be sold according to its valuation.

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Context
Rules about Valuations
26But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s. 27But if it is among the unclean animals, then he may redeem it according to your valuation and add a fifth of its value. If it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation. 28Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.…

Cross References
Exodus 13:13
You must redeem every firstborn donkey with a lamb, and if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. And every firstborn of your sons you must redeem.

Numbers 18:15-17
The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals. / You are to pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your valuation: five shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs. / But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

Deuteronomy 15:19
You must set apart to the LORD your God every firstborn male produced by your herds and flocks. You are not to put the firstborn of your oxen to work, nor are you to shear the firstborn of your flock.

Exodus 34:20
You must redeem the firstborn of a donkey with a lamb; but if you do not redeem it, you are to break its neck. You must redeem all the firstborn of your sons. No one shall appear before Me empty-handed.

Numbers 3:46-48
To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites, / you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs. / Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”

1 Samuel 1:24-28
Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. / And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. / “Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. ...

2 Chronicles 30:24
For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for the assembly, and the officials contributed a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for the assembly, and a great number of priests consecrated themselves.

Nehemiah 10:36
And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God.

Ezekiel 44:30
The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.

Malachi 1:14
“But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations.

Matthew 5:17
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.

Luke 2:22-24
And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord / (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”), / and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

Romans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

Hebrews 9:12
He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.

1 Peter 1:18-19
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.


Treasury of Scripture

And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to your estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your estimation.

and shall add.

Leviticus 27:11-13
And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest: …

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Leviticus 27
1. He who makes a singular vow must be the Lord's
3. The estimation of the person
9. of a beast given by vow
14. of a house
16. of a field, and the redemption thereof
28. No devoted thing may be redeemed
30. The tithe may not be changed














But if it is among the unclean animals
In the context of Leviticus, "unclean animals" refers to those that were not permissible for consumption or sacrifice according to the Mosaic Law. The Hebrew word for "unclean" is "טָמֵא" (tamei), which signifies ritual impurity. This distinction between clean and unclean animals is rooted in the holiness code, emphasizing the separation between the sacred and the profane. Historically, this separation served to set the Israelites apart from surrounding nations, reinforcing their identity as God's chosen people.

he may redeem it
The concept of "redeem" in Hebrew is "גָּאַל" (ga'al), meaning to buy back or reclaim. Redemption is a central theme in the Bible, symbolizing God's deliverance of His people. In this context, it refers to the ability to reclaim an unclean animal by paying its assessed value. This act of redemption reflects God's grace, allowing for restoration and reconciliation, even for what is deemed unclean.

according to your valuation
The term "valuation" in Hebrew is "עֶרְכָּךְ" (erkah), which involves an assessment or estimation of worth. This valuation was determined by the priest, ensuring fairness and adherence to divine standards. It underscores the importance of integrity and justice in financial and spiritual matters, reminding believers of the need for honesty and accountability in their dealings.

adding a fifth of the value
The requirement to add "a fifth" (or 20%) to the value is a principle seen elsewhere in Levitical law, symbolizing restitution and the cost of redemption. This additional payment serves as a reminder of the seriousness of vows and the need for sincerity in one's commitments to God. It also reflects the biblical principle that redemption often comes at a cost, pointing to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ for humanity's redemption.

if he does not redeem it
This phrase presents an alternative to redemption, highlighting the freedom of choice in the matter. The decision not to redeem signifies a relinquishment of ownership, allowing the animal to be sold. This choice reflects the broader biblical theme of free will, where individuals are given the autonomy to make decisions, bearing the consequences of their actions.

it shall be sold at your valuation
The sale of the unredeemed animal "at your valuation" ensures that the transaction is conducted fairly and in accordance with the established valuation. This process maintains the integrity of the community's economic and spiritual life, emphasizing the importance of adhering to God's standards. It serves as a reminder that all aspects of life, including commerce, are under God's sovereign rule and should be conducted in a manner that honors Him.

(27) And if it be of an unclean beast.--That is, if he vows the firstling of an unclean beast he could redeem it according to the valuation of the priest with the addition of one-fifth over and above the fixed value. If he did not redeem it the treasurer of the sanctuary sold it to anyone who liked to buy it at this valuation, and the proceeds were devoted to the maintenance and repairs of the sanctuary. As this is at variance with the law laid down in Exodus 13:13; Exodus 34:20, where it is enacted that the firstborn of an ass is either to be redeemed with a sheep, or is to be put to death, the authorities during the second Temple interpreted the precept in the passage before us as not applying to the firstborn of the unclean animals, but to unclean animals generally which are dedicated for the repairs of the sanctuary.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
But if
וְאִ֨ם (wə·’im)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

[it is] among the unclean
הַטְּמֵאָה֙ (haṭ·ṭə·mê·’āh)
Article | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 2931: Unclean

animals,
בַּבְּהֵמָ֤ה (bab·bə·hê·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal

then he may redeem
וּפָדָ֣ה (ū·p̄ā·ḏāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6299: To sever, ransom, gener, to release, preserve

it according to your valuation
בְעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָ (ḇə·‘er·ke·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6187: A pile, equipment, estimate

and add
וְיָסַ֥ף (wə·yā·sap̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3254: To add, augment

a fifth
חֲמִשִׁת֖וֹ (ḥă·mi·ši·ṯōw)
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2549: Fifth, a fifth

of its value.
עָלָ֑יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

If
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

it is not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

redeemed,
יִגָּאֵ֖ל (yig·gā·’êl)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman

then it shall be sold
וְנִמְכַּ֥ר (wə·nim·kar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4376: To sell

according to your valuation.
בְּעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃ (bə·‘er·ke·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6187: A pile, equipment, estimate


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