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Leviticus 27:26
Leviticus 27:26
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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Leviticus 27 — OverviewLeviticus 27 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe last verse of the foregoing chapter seemed to close up the
statute-book; yet this chapter is added as an appendix. Having given
laws concerning instituted services, here he directs concerning vows
and…Leviticus 27 — OverviewLeviticus 27 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeLeviticus 27:1, He that makes a singular vow must be the Lord’s; Leviticus 27:3, The estimation of the person; Leviticus 27:9, of a beast given by vow; Leviticus 27:14, of a house; Leviticus 27:16, of a field, and the…Leviticus 27 — OverviewLeviticus 27 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains various laws concerning vows made unto the Lord, whether of persons whose estimation was to be made by the priest, according to their age, sex, and condition, Le 26:1; or of beasts, clean and…Leviticus 27:26-34Leviticus 27:26-34 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, I. A caution given that no man should make such a jest of
sanctifying things to the Lord as to sanctify any firstling to him, for
that was his already by the law, v. 26. Though the matter of a general…Leviticus 27:26Leviticus 27:26 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethe firstling: Heb. first born, etc. As these firstlings were the Lord's before, it would have been a solemn mockery to pretend to make them a matter of a singular vow; for they were already appointed, if clean, to be…