Leviticus 27:20

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 27:20 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more:
Leviticus 27:20 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
20And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more:

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 if he will not redeem the field, etc.] He that sanctified it, does not care to give for it the settled price of the fifth part besides, but chooses it should be disposed of for the uses he devoted it to: or if he have sold the field to another man; that is, either the original owner having bought it and sold it again, or rather the priest, the treasurer, as Jarchi, who had the disposal of it, for the uses and purposes for which it was devoted, when sold by him: it shall not be redeemed any more; it was not in the power of him that sanctified it to make a purchase of it again; the buyer of it might not sell it to him again, for otherwise, by that means, he might come at it cheaper than…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“If he will not redeem it - When the priest shall set a price upon it, and offer it to him in the first place to redeem it: or, rather and, for this seems to be added by way of accumulation, if he, that is, the priest, of whom he might have redeemed it, upon his refusal, offers it to sale, and have sold the field to another man - He shall for ever lose the benefit of redemption. Leviticus 27:21”
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