Leviticus 27:19

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Lv 27:19 Quod si voluerit redimere agrum ille, qui voverat, addet quintam partem æstimatæ pecuniæ, et possidebit eum.

But if the one who had vowed will have wished to redeem the field, he will add a fifth part of the assessed money, and he will possess it.

# Latin Gloss Grammar Tag
1 Quod but CONJ
2 si if CONJ
3 voluerit will have wished 3SG.FUTP.ACT.SUBJ
4 redimere to redeem PRES.ACT.INF
5 agrum field NOUN.ACC.SG.M
6 ille that one PRON.DEM.NOM.SG.M
7 qui who PRON.REL.NOM.SG.M
8 voverat had vowed 3SG.PLUP.ACT.IND
9 addet will add 3SG.FUT.ACT.IND
10 quintam fifth ADJ.ACC.SG.F
11 partem part NOUN.ACC.SG.F
12 æstimatæ assessed PERF.PASS.PTCP.GEN.SG.F
13 pecuniæ money NOUN.GEN.SG.F
14 et and CONJ
15 possidebit will possess 3SG.FUT.ACT.IND
16 eum it PRON.DEM.ACC.SG.M

Syntax

Conditional Introduction: Quod transitions to a new provision; si introduces the condition.

Protasis: voluerit (verb) governing infinitive redimere with object agrum; subject ille defined by relative clause qui + voverat.

Apodosis: addet (main verb) + object quintam partem with genitive phrase æstimatæ pecuniæ.

Coordinated Result: et + possidebit + eum indicating retained ownership after redemption payment.

Morphology

  1. Quod — Lemma: quod; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: indeclinable; Function: adversative connector; Translation: but; Notes: introduces supplementary legal provision.
  2. si — Lemma: si; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: indeclinable; Function: marks conditional protasis; Translation: if; Notes: establishes contingency.
  3. voluerit — Lemma: velle; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person singular future perfect active subjunctive; Function: verb of protasis; Translation: will have wished; Notes: legal form indicating completed intent before consequence.
  4. redimere — Lemma: redimere; Part of Speech: verb; Form: present active infinitive third conjugation; Function: complementary infinitive with voluerit; Translation: to redeem; Notes: denotes buying back dedicated property.
  5. agrum — Lemma: ager; Part of Speech: noun; Form: accusative singular masculine second declension; Function: object of redimere; Translation: field; Notes: agricultural land subject to vow.
  6. ille — Lemma: ille; Part of Speech: demonstrative pronoun; Form: nominative singular masculine; Function: subject of voluerit, addet, and possidebit; Translation: that one; Notes: specifies the original vower.
  7. qui — Lemma: qui; Part of Speech: relative pronoun; Form: nominative singular masculine; Function: subject of relative clause; Translation: who; Notes: identifies the person referred to by ille.
  8. voverat — Lemma: vovere; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person singular pluperfect active indicative; Function: verb of relative clause; Translation: had vowed; Notes: pluperfect marks prior completed action.
  9. addet — Lemma: addere; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person singular future active indicative third conjugation; Function: main verb of apodosis; Translation: will add; Notes: states obligatory surcharge.
  10. quintam — Lemma: quintus; Part of Speech: adjective; Form: accusative singular feminine; Function: modifies partem; Translation: fifth; Notes: specifies proportion added.
  11. partem — Lemma: pars; Part of Speech: noun; Form: accusative singular feminine third declension; Function: direct object of addet; Translation: part; Notes: denotes additional one-fifth amount.
  12. æstimatæ — Lemma: æstimare; Part of Speech: participle; Form: perfect passive participle genitive singular feminine; Function: modifies pecuniæ; Translation: assessed; Notes: refers to previously calculated valuation.
  13. pecuniæ — Lemma: pecunia; Part of Speech: noun; Form: genitive singular feminine first declension; Function: genitive dependent on partem; Translation: of money; Notes: indicates the base monetary valuation.
  14. et — Lemma: et; Part of Speech: conjunction; Form: indeclinable; Function: coordinates result clause; Translation: and; Notes: links payment and possession.
  15. possidebit — Lemma: possidere; Part of Speech: verb; Form: third person singular future active indicative second conjugation; Function: main verb of coordinated clause; Translation: will possess; Notes: indicates restoration of ownership after redemption.
  16. eum — Lemma: is; Part of Speech: demonstrative pronoun; Form: accusative singular masculine; Function: direct object of possidebit; Translation: it; Notes: refers back to agrum.

 

About Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus

Born around 346 A.D. in Stridon, St. Jerome was a scholar fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew whose ascetic discipline and deep engagement with Scripture prepared him for a monumental task: translating the Bible into Latin. Commissioned by Pope Damasus I around 382 A.D., Jerome began by revising the flawed Old Latin Gospels, then expanded his work to the entire Bible. For the New Testament, he corrected Latin texts using Greek manuscripts; for the Old Testament, he translated most books directly from Hebrew—a controversial but principled choice. His final Psalter, however, followed the Greek Septuagint tradition for liturgical use. This composite translation, later known as the Vulgate (editio vulgata), became the authoritative biblical text of the Western Church, formally endorsed at the Council of Trent in 1546. The Vulgate’s influence extends beyond theology into textual criticism and Latin education. As one of the earliest translations grounded in original-language scholarship, it offers a vital witness to the state of biblical texts in late antiquity. Jerome’s lexical and syntactic decisions are studied to trace manuscript history and assess variant readings. Its elegant Latin, consistent in grammar and rich in vocabulary, became a model for medieval and Renaissance learning, bridging classical and ecclesiastical Latin. More than a translation, the Vulgate helped define Christian doctrine, preserved the Latin language, and laid essential groundwork for the critical study of Scripture—remaining indispensable to students of Latin, theology, and textual history.
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