Leviticus 27:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced.”
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“But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain unto the year of jubilee; and an abatement shall be made from thy estimation.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and if after the jubilee he sanctify his field, then hath the priest reckoned to him the money according to the years which are left, unto the year of the jubilee, and it hath been abated from thy valuation.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 27:18 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 25:15You are to buy from your neighbor according to the number of years since the last Jubilee; he is to sell to you according to the number of harvest years remaining.
- Leviticus 25:16You shall increase the price in proportion to a greater number of years, or decrease it in proportion to a lesser number of years; for he is selling you a given number of harvests.
- Leviticus 25:27he shall calculate the years since its sale, repay the balance to the man to whom he sold it, and return to his property.
- Leviticus 25:51If many years remain, he must pay for his redemption in proportion to his purchase price.
- Leviticus 27:23then the priest shall calculate for him the value up to the Year of Jubilee, and the man shall pay the assessed value on that day as a sacred offering to the LORD.
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