George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Leviticus 27:29
Die. Grotius says, only public enemies and deserters could be thus devoted. Other men and women were only consecrated for ever to the divine service. (Du Hamel)
Die. Grotius says, only public enemies and deserters could be thus devoted. Other men and women were only consecrated for ever to the divine service. (Du Hamel)
Verse Leviticus 27:29. _WHICH SHALL BE DEVOTED OF MEN_] Every man who is devoted shall surely be put to death; or, as some understand it, be the Lord's property, or be employed in his service, till d...
VII. CONCERNING VOWS The Claims of Jehovah Realized CHAPTER 27 _ 1. The singular vow (Leviticus 27:1)_ 2. The sacrifice (Leviticus 27:9) 3. Concerning the house (Leviticus 27:14)
_Classes which may not be vowed_ Firstlings are already the Lord's (Exodus 13:2). If the firstling is, that of an animal which is reckoned among the -unclean" (according to the rule laid down, ch. Le...
NOTWITHSTANDING, NO DEVOTED THING, &C.— The word which we render _a vow,_ in the second verse, is נדר _neder,_ by which, (whoever devoted any thing to God,) there remained a power of redemption. Anoth...
D. EXCLUSIONS FROM THE VOWS 27:26-34 1. FIRSTLINGS AMONG BEASTS 27:26, 27 2. DEVOTED THINGS 27:28, 29 3. THE TITHE 27:30-33 TEXT 27:26-34 26 Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstlin...
_NOTWITHSTANDING NO DEVOTED THING, THAT A MAN SHALL DEVOTE UNTO THE LORD OF ALL THAT HE HATH, BOTH OF MAN AND BEAST, AND OF THE FIELD OF HIS POSSESSION, SHALL BE SOLD OR REDEEMED: EVERY DEVOTED THING...
VOWS AND TITHES AND THEIR REDEMPTION 1-29. Law of vows and their redemption. The making of vows is a very ancient and universal practice connected with prayer. In order to secure his desire the suppl...
DEVOTED OF MEN] see Exodus 22:20, where the Hebrew is 'shall be devoted.' There the 'devotion of men 'is the solemn judicial penalty of idolatry. This was probably the only ground of devoting human be...
LEVITICUS *WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS LEVITICUS _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. Words in boxes are from the Bible, except for the words i...
NONE DEVOTED, WHICH SHALL BE DEVOTED OF MEN. — Better, _Every one banned, which shall be banned of men,_ that is, every one banned from amongst men, or every human being banned, is not to be redeemed....
כָּל ־חֵ֗רֶם אֲשֶׁ֧ר יָחֳרַ֛ם מִן ־הָ אָדָ֖ם
EXCLUSIONS FROM THE VOW Leviticus 27:26 "Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstling to the Lord, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox or sheep, it is the Lord's. And if it be of...
THE LAW OF THE BAN Leviticus 27:28 "Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, whether of man or beast, or of the field of his possession, shall be...
CONCERNING VOWS Leviticus 27:1 As already remarked, the book of Leviticus certainly seems, at first sight, to be properly completed with the previous chapter; and hence it has been not unnaturally su...
In this final page of the Book of Leviticus we have something superadded to actual laws and yet of very vital importance. It is concerned with vows. A vow is a promise made to God voluntarily and not...
None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; [but] shall surely be (o) put to death. (o) It shall remain without redemption....
The same observations meet us here respecting the dedication of beasts and cattle. There is to be nothing blemished offered to the LORD. Malachi 1:13....
We have seen the various forms of the work of Christ, of His offering of Himself to God, whether in all the perfectness of His life, or in His death as the means of our acceptance. We have seen furthe...
The last chapter (27) treats of the rights and the appointments of God in all that relates to things which are devoted to Him through the medium of priesthood. This necessarily finds its place in that...
NONE DEVOTED, WHICH SHALL BE DEVOTED OF MEN, SHALL BE REDEEMED,.... This is said, not of such men as are devoted to the Lord, as in the preceding verse; for it is not said here as there, "none devoted...
None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; [but] shall surely be put to death. Ver. 29. _None devoted,_] _sc., _ To destruction: as were the Amalekites; 1Sa 15:3 Canaanites; Num...
_Devoted of men_ Not _by men_, as some would elude it, but _of men_, for it is manifest both from this and the foregoing verses, that _men_ are here not the persons devoting, but devoted to destructio...
1 He that maketh a singular vow must bee the Lords. 2 The estimation of the person. 9 Of a beast giuen by vow. 14 Of a house. 16 Of a field and the redemption thereof. 28 No deuoted thing may be...
None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, dedicated to the Lord in this special sense, SHALL BE REDEEMED, BUT SHALL SURELY BE PUT TO DEATH; the person was irredeemable, and Jehovah's sentence of de...
OF HOUSES, FIELDS, AND FIRSTLINGS...
THE PERSONAL VOW (VV. 1-8) This was not a matter of a law requiring anything, but of a voluntary vow made to God. Though it was not required, yet when the vow was made, then it was absolutely required...
26-33 Things or persons devoted, are distinguished from things or persons that were only sanctified. Devoted things were most holy to the Lord, and could neither be taken back nor applied to other pu...
OF MEN, not _by men_, as some would elude it; but _of men_, for it is manifest both from this and the foregoing verses, that men here are not the persons devoting, but devoted. QUEST. Was it then lawf...
This closing section of our book treats of the "singular vow," or the voluntary act whereby a person devoted himself or his property unto the Lord. "And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto t...
Leviticus 27:29 ban H2764 become H3808 destruction H2763 (H8714) men H120 redeemed H6299 (H8735) surely H4191 ...
DEVOTED THINGS (LEVITICUS 27:28). Up to this point if something was not redeemed it could be either used by or sold by the priests. But ‘devoted' things would seem to indicate things irrevocably devot...
CONTENTS: Laws concerning dedicated persons and things. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: We should be cautious in making vows and constant in keeping those we have made. What is once devoted to t...
Leviticus 27:2. A _singular vow._ When a man shall vow a vow; or as others contend, when a man shall vow to give the price of his life or labour to the Lord. The family of Aaron being appointed priest...
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:1 Vows and Dedication. This final chapter describes means of redemption relating to vows made to the Lord. The material appears to be an appendix to the book because it...
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 27:28__ A DEVOTED THING was something “set apart” or “set aside” for God’s purposes. It could not be RANSOMED or “redeemed for other purposes.”...
Dotibe Offerings of the Lord SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 27:2.—Shall make a singular vow. The Rabbins interpreted the phrase as meaning to “pronounce a vow,” and the Chaldee version renders the wor...
APPENDIX. EXPOSITION The final chapter, attached to the book after the concluding exhortation, is a short treatise on persons (Leviticus 27:2), animals (Leviticus 27:9-3), houses (Le
Now the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, say unto them, When a man makes a singular vow, the persons shall be for the Lord by thy estimation (Leviticus 27:1-2). Now if y...
1 Samuel 15:18; Numbers 21:2; Numbers 21:3...
Devoted of men — Not by men, as some would elude It; but of men, for it is manifest both from this and the foregoing verses, that men are here not the persons devoting, but devoted to destruction, eit...