Leviticus 27:21

“But the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, etc.] Out of the hand of him that bought it: shall be holy unto the Lord, as a field devoted; though it went out of the hand of the purchaser, it did not return to him that sanctified or devoted it, but was separated to sacred uses for the service of the Lord; for every devoted thing, whether of man, beast, or field, was most holy to the Lord, (<032728>Leviticus 27:28); the possession thereof shall be the priests’; it did not return to the treasurer of the sanctuary, who had sold it to another for the repair of the temple, as Jarchi observes, but as a devoted field it was given to the priests, as it is said, “everything devoted in Israel shall…”

“Devoted - See Leviticus 27:28 note. return to 'Top of Page'”

“When it goeth out - That is, out of the possession of the other man to whom the priest sold it. The possession shall be the priests - For their maintenance. Nor is this repugnant to that law, that the priests should have no inheritance in the land, Num 18:20, for that is only spoken of, the tribe of Levi in general, in reference to the first division of the land, wherein the Levites were not to have a distinct part of land, as other tribes had; but this doth not hinder, but some particular lands might be vowed and given to the priests, either for their own benefit, or for the service of the sanctuary. Leviticus 27:22”

“27:21 Year of Jubilee: See 25:8-55. • specially set apart: An acceptable vow devoting something to the Lord made it holy; it could not be redeemed.”

“when: Lev 25:10, Lev 25:28, Lev 25:31 devoted: It is cherem, a thing so devoted to God, as never more to be capable of being redeemed. Lev 27:28, Lev 27:29; Deu 13:17; Jos 6:17; Ezr 10:8; Eze 44:29 \*marg. priest's: Num 18:14; Eze 44:29 Leviticus 27:22”