Leviticus 27:29

None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; [but] shall surely be put to death.

None devoted {H2764}, which shall be {H3808} devoted {H2763} of men {H120}, shall be redeemed {H6299}; but shall surely {H4191} be put to death {H4191}.

No person who has been sentenced to die, and thus unconditionally consecrated, can be redeemed; he must be put to death.

No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death.

No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • 1 Samuel 15:18 (5 votes)

    And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

  • 1 Samuel 15:23 (5 votes)

    For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness [is as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from [being] king.

  • Numbers 21:2 (3 votes)

    And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.

  • Numbers 21:3 (3 votes)

    And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.