Leviticus 27:14

“And when a man shall sanctify his house [to be] holy unto the Lord, etc.] Shall set it apart for sacred service, devote it to holy uses, so that it may be sold, and the money laid out in sacrifices, the repairs of the temple, etc. under this any other goods are comprehended, concerning which the Jews say, “he that sanctifieth his goods, and his wife’s dowry is upon him, or he is a debtor; his wife cannot demand her, dowry out of that which is sanctified, nor a creditor his debt; but if he will redeem he may redeem, on condition that he gives the dowry to the wife, and the debt to the creditor; if he has set apart ninety pounds and his debt is an hundred, he may add a penny more, and with it…”

“when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the Lord, &c.--In this case, the house having been valued by the priest and sold, the proceeds of the sale were to be dedicated to the sanctuary. But if the owner wished, on second thought, to redeem it, he might have it by adding a fifth part to the price.”

“Sanctify - i. e. vow to devote. This law relates to houses in the country Leviticus 25:31, which were under the same general law as the land itself, with a right of redemption for the inheritor until the next Jubilee. See Leviticus 27:17-19. For houses in walled towns the right of redemption lasted for only one year Leviticus 25:29. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Sanctify his house - By a vow, for of that way and manner of sanctification he speaks in this whole chapter. Leviticus 27:15”

“27:14-15 The Hebrew term translated as dedicates is quite strong and means “declares holy.” • This ruling would apply only to a house in a walled town. Other houses, whether in unwalled villages or on open land, reverted to the owner in the Year of Jubilee (25:29-31). If the owner decided to redeem it, he had to pay a surcharge of 20 percent. If the house was not redeemed in the first year, it became the property of the sanctuary and priests, and it could be used however they wished.”

“sanctify: Lev 27:21, Lev 25:29-31; Num 18:14; Psa 101:2-7 as the priest: Lev 27:12 Leviticus 27:15”

“When a house was vowed, the same rules applied as in the case of unclean cattle. Knobel's supposition, that the person making the vow was to pay the valuation price if he did not wish to redeem the house, is quite a groundless supposition. The house that was not redeemed was sold, of course, for the good of the sanctuary. Leviticus 27:16”