“And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.”
If the one who dedicates it wishes to redeem their house, they must add a fifth to its value, and the house will again become theirs. The redemption of the dedicated house: the priestly valuation plus twenty percent returns the house to the original owner. The redemption option communicates that the vow of dedication is not irrevocable: the covenant system provides a path back from the vow through the redemption process. The twenty-percent addition honors the sacred character of what was dedicated while providing the practical flexibility of redemption.
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