The prophet said to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Because you released from your hand the man I had set apart for destruction, it will be your life in place of his life and your people in place of his people.” ’
Leviticus 27:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised No person who has been set apart for destruction is to be ransomed; he must be put to death. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition No one doomed to death [under the claim of divine justice], who is to be completely destroyed from among men, shall be ransomed [from suffering the death penalty]; he shall surely be put to death. American Standard Version (1901) No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death. Common English Bible No human beings that have been devoted can be bought back; they must be executed. Catholic Public Domain Version And all that has been consecrated, which is offered by man, shall not be redeemed, but shall surely die. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And any consecration that is offered by man shall not be redeemed, but dying shall die. |
The prophet said to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Because you released from your hand the man I had set apart for destruction, it will be your life in place of his life and your people in place of his people.” ’
‘Nothing that a man permanently sets apart to the Lord from all he owns, whether a person, an animal, or his inherited landholding, can be sold or redeemed; everything set apart is especially holy to the Lord.
‘Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.
Now go and attack the Amalekites and completely destroy everything they have. Do not spare them. Kill men and women, infants and nursing babies, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.” ’
He captured King Agag of Amalek alive, but he completely destroyed all the rest of the people with the sword.