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Leviticus 27:12

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 27:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou the priest valuest it, so shall it be.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou the priest valuest it, so shall it be.
Leviticus 27:12 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an oblation unto Jehovah, all that any man giveth of such unto Jehovah shall be holy.
10He 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 beast, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy.
11And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer an oblation unto Jehovah, then he shall set the beast before the priest;
12and the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou the priest valuest it, so shall it be.
13But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
14And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto Jehovah, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.
15And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad, etc.] Put a price upon it according to its worth, as it shall appear to him: as thou valuest it, [who art] the priest, so shall it be; that shall be the price at which it shall be sold, not to the owner or devoter of it, for he must give more, as appears from (<032713>Leviticus 27:13); but, as Jarchi observes, to all other men who come to purchase it.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“as thou valuest it, who art the priest: Heb. according to thy estimation, O priest, etc. Lev 27:14 Leviticus 27:13”
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