Leviticus 27:31 - Easy To Read Version So if a person wants to get back his tenth, he must add a fifth to its price {and then buy it back}. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if a man wants to redeem any of his tithe, he shall add a fifth to it. American Standard Version (1901) And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the fifth part thereof. Common English Bible If someone wishes to buy back part of their tenth-part gift, they must add one-fifth to it. Catholic Public Domain Version But if anyone is willing to redeem his tithes, he shall add a fifth part to them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if any man will redeem his tithes, he shall add the fifth part of them. |
{People must give firstborn animals to the Lord.} But if the firstborn animal is an unclean [467] animal, then the person must buy back that animal. The priest will decide the price of the animal, and the person must add a fifth to that price. If the person does not buy back that animal, then the priest must sell the animal for the price he decided.
“A tenth of all crops belong to the Lord. This means the crops from fields and the fruit from trees—a tenth belongs to the Lord.
“{The priests will} take every tenth animal from a person’s cows or sheep. Every tenth animal will belong to the Lord.
That person must pay for the sin he did with the holy things. He must give the things he promised, add one-fifth to the value, and give this money to the priest. In this way, the priest will make that person pure [53] with the ram of the guilt offering. And God will forgive that person.