27:30 “‘Any tithe 6 of the land, from the grain of the land or from the fruit of the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.
1 tn Heb “And.” The Hebrew conjunction ו (vav, “and”) can be considered to have resultative or even inferential force here.
2 tn Heb “and I have visited its [punishment for] iniquity on it.” See the note on Lev 17:16 above.
3 tn Heb “for all these abominations the men of the land who were before you have done.”
5 tn Heb “to make her practice harlotry.” Some recent English versions regard this as religious or temple prostitution (cf. TEV, CEV).
6 tn Heb “and the land become full of lewdness.” Regarding the term “lewdness,” see the note on Lev 18:17 above.
7 tn On the “tithe” system in Israel, see R. E. Averbeck, NIDOTTE 2:1035-55 and esp. pp. 1041-42 on Lev 27:30-33.