The Meaning of Leviticus 27:21 Explained

Leviticus 27:21

KJV: But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's.

YLT: and the field hath been, in its going out in the jubilee, holy to Jehovah as a field which is devoted; to the priest is its possession.

Darby: and the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy to Jehovah, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's.

ASV: but the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto Jehovah, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But the field,  when it goeth out  in the jubile,  shall be holy  unto the LORD,  as a field  devoted;  the possession  thereof shall be the priest's. 

What does Leviticus 27:21 Mean?

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 27:21 mean?

But shall be the field when it is released in the Jubilee holy to Yahweh as a field devoted the priest it shall be the possession of
וְהָיָ֨ה הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה בְּצֵאת֣וֹ בַיֹּבֵ֗ל קֹ֛דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֖ה כִּשְׂדֵ֣ה הַחֵ֑רֶם לַכֹּהֵ֖ן תִּהְיֶ֥ה אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ

וְהָיָ֨ה  But  shall  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה  the  field 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
בְּצֵאת֣וֹ  when  it  is  released 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
בַיֹּבֵ֗ל  in  the  Jubilee 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄובֵל  
Sense: ram, ram’s horn, trumpet, cornet.
קֹ֛דֶשׁ  holy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: קֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: apartness, holiness, sacredness, separateness.
לַֽיהוָ֖ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
כִּשְׂדֵ֣ה  as  a  field 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
הַחֵ֑רֶם  devoted 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֵרֶם 
Sense: a thing devoted, thing dedicated, ban, devotion.
לַכֹּהֵ֖ן  the  priest 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
תִּהְיֶ֥ה  it  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ  the  possession  of 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֲחֻזָּה  
Sense: possession, property.