Verse Lens · Concise explanation
Leviticus 27:14 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 14. 14And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.
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Quick Meaning
This verse assigns priestly valuation when a house is dedicated to the LORD.
Read It With
- Leviticus 27:14-25
Use 27:14-25 as the reading frame for Leviticus 27:14. The verse assigns priestly valuation when a house is dedicated to the LORD, while the complete unit shows that A vowed house is assessed and may be redeemed with an added fifth; inherited and purchased fields are valued by seed and Jubilee years with different reversion outcomes.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Placed here, the verse assigns priestly valuation when a house is dedicated to the LORD; Leviticus 27:14-25 supplies the actors, category, and outcome needed to interpret it.
What Remains True
Assigns priestly valuation when a house is dedicated to the LORD. Within Leviticus 27:14-25, this contributes to the larger claim that a vowed house is assessed and may be redeemed with an added fifth; inherited and purchased fields are valued by seed and Jubilee years with different reversion outcomes.
How It Can Shape Life
- When teaching Leviticus 27:14, keep the verse inside Leviticus 27:14-25. Hold this boundary: Sacred valuation does not authorize religious seizure of homes or land from families under pressure. Apply only the noncoercive truth the complete unit supports.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Leviticus 27:14-25 — Houses and fields receive valuation and redemption rulesSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing KJV wording, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage for this thought unit.
Exact location: Leviticus 27:14-25, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Leviticus
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Hebrew wording, morphology, ritual and legal vocabulary, names, clause relationships, KJV language controls, and translation limits.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 27:14-25
Open source ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible: Leviticus with translators' notes
Biblical Studies Press
eBible.org distribution of the NET Bible, PDF generated 2025-12-31
Supports: Unit-bounded translator notes on Hebrew, syntax, ritual vocabulary, measures, textual questions, and older-English wording; silence is not treated as evidence.
Exact location: NET Bible Leviticus PDF, complete PDF pp. 1-99, translation and translator notes for 27:14-25
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