Leviticus 27:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death.”
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“No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.”
King James Version · Public Domain“No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`No devoted thing, which is devoted of man, is ransomed, it is surely put to death.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 27:29 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Numbers 21:2So Israel made a vow to the LORD: “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote their cities to destruction.”
- 1 Samuel 15:3Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”
- 1 Samuel 15:8He captured Agag king of Amalek alive, but devoted all the others to destruction with the sword.
- 1 Samuel 15:18and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’
- 1 Kings 20:42And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”
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