The Meaning of Leviticus 27:13 Explained

Leviticus 27:13

KJV: But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.

YLT: and if he really redeem it, then he hath added its fifth to thy valuation.

Darby: And if they will in any wise redeem it, then they shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy valuation.

ASV: But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But if he will at all  redeem  it, then he shall add  a fifth  [part] thereof unto thy estimation. 

What does Leviticus 27:13 Mean?

Study Notes

redeemed
Heb. "goel," Redemp. (Kinsman type).
Redeemer
Redemption: Kinsman type, summary. The goel, or Kinsman-Redeemer, is a beautiful type of Christ.
(1) The kinsman redemption was of persons, and an inheritance Leviticus 25:48 ; Leviticus 25:25 ; Galatians 4:5 ; Ephesians 1:7 ; Ephesians 1:11 ; Ephesians 1:14
(2) The Redeemer must be a kinsman Leviticus 25:48 ; Leviticus 25:49 ; Ruth 3:12 ; Ruth 3:13 ; Galatians 4:4 ; Hebrews 2:14 ; Hebrews 2:15 .
(3) The Redeemer must be able to redeem Ruth 4:4-6 ; Jeremiah 50:34 ; John 10:11 ; John 10:18
(4) Redemption is effected by the goel paying the just demand in full Leviticus 25:27 ; 1 Peter 1:18 ; 1 Peter 1:19 ; Galatians 3:13 . (See Scofield " Exodus 14:30 ") See Scofield " Romans 3:24 "
come to Zion
The time when the "Redeemer shall come to Zion" is fixed, relatively, by Romans 11:23-29 as following the completion of the Gentile Church. That is also the order of the great dispensational passage, Acts 15:14-17 .
In both, the return of the Lord to Zion follows the outcalling of the Church.
come to Zion
The time when the "Redeemer shall come to Zion" is fixed, relatively, by Romans 11:23-29 as following the completion of the Gentile Church. That is also the order of the great dispensational passage, Acts 15:14-17 .
In both, the return of the Lord to Zion follows the outcalling of the Church.

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 27

1  He who makes a singular vow must be the Lord's
3  The estimation of the person
9  of a beast given by vow
14  of a house
16  of a field, and the redemption thereof
28  No devoted thing may be redeemed
30  The tithe may not be changed

What do the individual words in Leviticus 27:13 mean?

But if at all he [wants to] redeem it then he must add a fifth to your valuation
וְאִם־ גָּאֹ֖ל יִגְאָלֶ֑נָּה וְיָסַ֥ף [part]חֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ עַל־ עֶרְכֶּֽךָ

וְאִם־  But  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
גָּאֹ֖ל  at  all 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: גְּאוּלִים 
Sense: to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman.
יִגְאָלֶ֑נָּה  he  [wants  to]  redeem  it 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: גְּאוּלִים 
Sense: to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman.
וְיָסַ֥ף  then  he  must  add 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָסַף 
Sense: to add, increase, do again.
[part]חֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ  a  fifth 
Parse: Number, ordinal feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֲמִישִׁי  
Sense: ordinal number, 5th.
עֶרְכֶּֽךָ  your  valuation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֵרֶךְ  
Sense: order, row, estimate, things that are set in order, layer, pile.