Focused Passage

Leviticus 27:9-13

Vows, Valuations, Dedications, Devoted Things, Firstborn, and Tithes Belonging to the LORD

The LORD gives Moses regulations for special vows involving persons and fixed sanctuary valuations according to age and sex, with provision for the poor. He then regulates vowed animals, houses, inherited fields, purchased fields, redemption by adding a fifth, firstborn animals, devoted things, and tithes from land and herds. The chapter concludes by identifying these commands as those the LORD gave Moses at Mount Sinai for the Israelites.

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9 If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy.

10 He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.

11 But if the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the LORD, the animal must be presented before the priest.

12 The priest shall set its value, whether high or low; as the priest values it, the price will be set.

13 If, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

If [he vows] וְאִם־ H518 Conjunction an מִמֶּ֛נָּה H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular animal בְּהֵמָ֔ה H929 Noun - feminine singular that אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative may be brought יַקְרִ֧יבוּ H7126 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural as an offering קָרְבָּ֖ן H7133 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֑ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular any כֹּל֩ H3605 Noun - masculine singular such [animal] מִמֶּ֛נּוּ H4480 Preposition | third person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Pronoun - relative given יִתֵּ֥ן H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular to the LORD לַיהוָ֖ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular shall be יִֽהְיֶה־ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular holy קֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ H6944 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

He must not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle replace it יַחֲלִיפֶ֗נּוּ H2498 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular . . . וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle or exchange it יָמִ֥יר H4171 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֹת֛וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular either good ט֥וֹב H2896 Adjective - masculine singular for bad בְּרָ֖ע H7451 Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular or אוֹ־ H176 Conjunction bad רַ֣ע H7451 Adjective - masculine singular for good בְּט֑וֹב H2896 Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular But if וְאִם־ H518 Conjunction he does substitute הָמֵ֨ר H4171 Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute . . . יָמִ֤יר H4171 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular one animal בְּהֵמָה֙ H929 Noun - feminine singular for another בִּבְהֵמָ֔ה H929 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular both that animal ה֥וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular and its substitute וּתְמוּרָת֖וֹ H8545 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular . . . יִֽהְיֶה־ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular will be וְהָֽיָה־ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular holy קֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ H6944 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

But if וְאִם֙ H518 Conjunction the vow involves any כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct of the unclean טְמֵאָ֔ה H2931 Adjective - feminine singular animals בְּהֵמָ֣ה H929 Noun - feminine singular that אֲ֠שֶׁר H834 Pronoun - relative may not לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle be brought יַקְרִ֧יבוּ H7126 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . מִמֶּ֛נָּה H4480 Preposition | third person feminine singular as an offering קָרְבָּ֖ן H7133 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֑ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular the animal הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה H929 Article | Noun - feminine singular must be presented וְהֶֽעֱמִ֥יד H5975 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker before לִפְנֵ֥י H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct the priest הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 12

Original words

The priest הַכֹּהֵן֙ H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular - אֹתָ֔הּ H853 Direct object marker | third person feminine singular - בֵּ֥ין H996 Preposition shall set its value וְהֶעֱרִ֤יךְ H6186 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular whether high ט֖וֹב H2896 Adjective - masculine singular . . . וּבֵ֣ין H996 Conjunctive waw | Preposition or low רָ֑ע H7451 Adjective - masculine singular as the priest הַכֹּהֵ֖ן H3548 Article | Noun - masculine singular values it כְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ H6187 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular the price כֵּ֥ן H3651 Adverb will be set יִהְיֶֽה׃ H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

If, however, [the owner] וְאִם־ H518 Conjunction decides to redeem [the animal] גָּאֹ֖ל H1350 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . יִגְאָלֶ֑נָּה H1350 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular he must add וְיָסַ֥ף H3254 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular a fifth חֲמִישִׁת֖וֹ H2549 Number - ordinal feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular to עַל־ H5921 Preposition its value עֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃ H6187 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

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