KJV King James Version
None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; [but] shall surely be put to death.
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Leviticus 27:29
None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; [but] shall surely be put to death.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death.
WEB World English Bible
“‘No one devoted, who shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.
ASV American Standard Version
No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘No devoted thing, which is devoted of man, is ransomed, it is surely put to death.
Surrounding context — Leviticus 27
26 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD’S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether [it be] ox, or sheep: it [is] the LORD’S.
27 And if [it be] of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem [it] according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth [part] of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.
28 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, [both] of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing [is] most holy unto the LORD.
29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; [but] shall surely be put to death.
30 And all the tithe of the land, [whether] of the seed of the land, [or] of the fruit of the tree, [is] the LORD’S: [it is] holy unto the LORD.
31 And if a man will at all redeem [ought] of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth [part] thereof.
32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, [even] of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
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1 Samuel 15:18-23And 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.Numbers 21:2-3And 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.
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