19 If the one who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, they must add a fifth to its value, and the field will again become theirs.
19 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 estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.
19 And if he who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, then he shall add a fifth to its valuation price, and it shall remain his.
19 If the one dedicating it wants to buy it back, he must add twenty percent to its valuation, and then it's his again.
19 And if he who dedicates the field ever wishes to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall belong to him.
19 If the person who dedicated the field wants to buy it back, he must pay the value set by the priest, plus 20Â percent. Then the field will again be legally his.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 27:19
Commentary on Leviticus 27:14-25
(Read Leviticus 27:14-25)
Our houses, lands, cattle, and all our substance, must be used to the glory of God. It is acceptable to him that a portion be given to support his worship, and to promote his cause. But God would not approve such a degree of zeal as ruined a man's family.