Leviticus 27

“And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,” Naming Moses keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD , all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD , then he shall present the beast…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD , then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD , as a field devoted; the possession…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if a man sanctify unto the LORD a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;” The line’s distinctive content terms include bought, field, fields. Its relationship to verses 23 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, even unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“In the year of the jubile the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD’s firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’s : it is…” The line’s distinctive content terms include land, fruit, holy. Its relationship to verses 29 and 31 shows what work it does in this passage.

“And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.