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Leviticus 27:22

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 27:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And if he sanctify unto Jehovah a field which he hath bought, which is not of the field of his possession;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And if he sanctify unto Jehovah a field which he hath bought, which is not of the field of his possession;
Leviticus 27:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
19And if he that sanctified the field will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.
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:
21but the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto Jehovah, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest`s.
22And if he sanctify unto Jehovah a field which he hath bought, which is not of the field of his possession;
23then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation unto the year of jubilee: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto Jehovah.
24In the year of jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongeth.
25And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.
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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 if [a man] sanctify unto the Lord a field which he hath bought, etc.] With his own money, of some person in poverty and distress, who was obliged to sell it, and which, according to a former law, returned to the original proprietor in the year of jubilee: which [is] not of the fields of his possession; which he has not by inheritance from his fathers. Jarchi observes, there is a difference between a field bought, and a field possessed; for a field bought is not divided to the priests in the year of jubilee, because a man cannot sanctify it but until the year of jubilee; for in the year of jubilee it would go out of his hands, and return to the owner; wherefore if he comes to redeem it,…”
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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
“His possession - His patrimony or inheritance. Leviticus 27:23”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“his possession: Lev 25:10, Lev 25:25 Leviticus 27:23”
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