KJV ORIGINAL
And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
If someone wants to buy back any part of their tithe, they must pay the full value plus an additional twenty percent.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse explains that if someone wanted to keep something they had promised to give as a tithe, they could buy it back by paying 120% of its value.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from the final chapter of Leviticus, which deals with vows and dedicated offerings to God. In ancient Israel, people would tithe (give a tenth) of their crops, livestock, and other possessions to support the temple and priests. Sometimes circumstances might arise where someone needed to reclaim what they had tithed, so God provided this redemption system with a penalty fee.
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