The Meaning of Leviticus 27:31 Explained

Leviticus 27:31

KJV: And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.

YLT: And if a man really redeem any of his tithe, its fifth he addeth to it.

Darby: And if any one will at all redeem of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth thereof.

ASV: And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the fifth part thereof.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And if a man  will at all  redeem  [ought] of his tithes,  he shall add  thereto the fifth  [part] thereof. 

What does Leviticus 27:31 Mean?

Study Notes

redeem
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 27:31 mean?

And if at all wants to redeem a man [any] of his tithes a fifth he shall add to it
וְאִם־ גָּאֹ֥ל יִגְאַ֛ל אִ֖ישׁ מִמַּֽעַשְׂר֑וֹ חֲמִשִׁית֖וֹ יֹסֵ֥ף עָלָֽיו

וְאִם־  And  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
גָּאֹ֥ל  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.
יִגְאַ֛ל  wants  to  redeem 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: גְּאוּלִים 
Sense: to redeem, act as kinsman-redeemer, avenge, revenge, ransom, do the part of a kinsman.
אִ֖ישׁ  a  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
מִמַּֽעַשְׂר֑וֹ  [any]  of  his  tithes 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַעֲשֵׂר  
Sense: tithe, tenth part.
חֲמִשִׁית֖וֹ  a  fifth 
Parse: Number, ordinal feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חֲמִישִׁי  
Sense: ordinal number, 5th.
יֹסֵ֥ף  he  shall  add 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular
Root: יָסַף 
Sense: to add, increase, do again.
עָלָֽיו  to  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.

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