Bible verse
If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value.
Leviticus 27:31 · BSB
The verses around it, from Leviticus 27.
27 But 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.
28 Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.
29 No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death.
30 Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
31 If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value.
32 Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD.
33 He must not inspect whether it is good or bad, and he shall not make any substitution. But if he does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute shall become holy; they cannot be redeemed.’”
34 These are the commandments that the LORD gave to Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.
KJV
And if a man will at all redeem [ought] of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth [part] thereof.
ASV
And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the fifth part thereof.
ERV
And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the fifth part thereof.
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