Leviticus 27:28

“Notwithstanding, no devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the Lord, etc.] This is a different vow from the former, expressed by “sanctifying”; for though “sanctifying” and “devoting” were both vows, yet the latter had an execration or curse added to it, by which a man imprecated a curse upon himself, if that itself, which he devoted, was put to any other use than that for which he devoted it; wherefore this sort of vow was absolute and irrevocable, and what was vowed was unalienable, and therefore not to be sold or redeemed as afterwards expressed, whereas things sanctified might: of all that he hath, [both] of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or…”

“no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, . . . shall be sold or redeemed--This relates to vows of the most solemn kind--the devotee accompanying his vow with a solemn imprecation on himself not to fail in accomplishing his declared purpose.”

“Devoted thing - The primary meaning of the Heb. word חרם chērem is something cut off, or shut up. Its specific meaning in the Law is, that which is cut off from common use and given up in some sense to Yahweh, without the right of recal or commutation. It is applied to a field wholly appropriated to the sanctuary Leviticus 27:21, and to whatever was doomed to destruction 1 Samuel 15:21; 1 Kings 20:42. Our translators have often rendered the word by “cursed,” or “a curse,” which in some places may convey the right sense, but it should be remembered that the terms are not identical in their compass of meaning (Deuteronomy 7:26; Joshua 6:17-18; Joshua 7:1; Isaiah 34:5; Isaiah 43:28, etc.…”

“No devoted thing - That is, nothing which is absolutely devoted to God with a curse upon themselves or others, if they disposed not of it according to their vow; as the Hebrew word implies. Most holy - That is, only to be touched or employed by the priests, and by no other persons; no not by their own families, for that was the state of the most holy things. Leviticus 27:29”

“27:28 specially set apart (Hebrew kherem): Such an act of devotion was irrevocable. The person, animal, or property devoted this way was dedicated to the service of the sanctuary in a manner defined by the priest.”

“no devoted: This is the cherem, the absolute, irredeemable grant to God. Lev 27:21; Exo 22:20; Num 21:2, Num 21:3; Deu 7:1, Deu 7:2, Deu 13:15, Deu 13:16, Deu 20:16, Deu 20:17, Deu 25:19; Jos 6:17-19, Jos 6:26, Jos 7:1, Jos 7:11-13, Jos 7:25; Jdg 11:30, Jdg 11:31, Jdg 21:5, Jdg 21:11, Jdg 21:18; Sa1 14:24-28, Sa1 14:38-45, Sa1 15:3, Sa1 15:18, Sa1 15:32, Sa1 15:33; Mat 25:41; Act 23:12-14; Rom 9:3; Co1 16:22; Gal 3:10, Gal 3:13 Leviticus 27:29”

“Moreover, nothing put under the ban, nothing that a man had devoted (banned) to the Lord of his property, of man, beast, or the field of his possession, was to be sold or redeemed, because it was most holy (see at Lev 2:3). The man laid under the ban was to be put to death. According to the words of Lev 27:28, the individual Israelite was quite at liberty to ban, not only his cattle and field, but also men who belonged to him, that is to say, slaves and children. החרים signifies to dedicate something to the Lord in an unredeemable manner, as cherum, i.e., ban, or banned. חרם (to devote, or ban), judging from the cognate words in the Arabic, signifying prohibere, vetare, illicitum facere,…”