Leviticus 27:13

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“If, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.”

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BSBPD

“If, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 27:13 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 5:16Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.
  2. Leviticus 6:4once he has sinned and becomes guilty, he must return what he has stolen or taken by extortion, or the deposit entrusted to him, or the lost property he found,
  3. Leviticus 22:14If anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.
  4. Leviticus 27:10He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.
  5. Leviticus 27:15But if he who consecrated his house redeems it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it will belong to him.
  6. Leviticus 27:19And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him.
  7. Leviticus 27:27But if it is among the unclean animals, then he may redeem it according to your valuation and add a fifth of its value. If it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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