Berean Standard Bible
Leviticus 27
2“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to themאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413, ‘Whenכִּ֥יkiH3588someoneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376makes a specialיַפְלִ֖אyaf.Li'H6381vowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068involving the valueבְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥be.'er.ke.KhaH6187of personsנְפָשֹׁ֖תne.fa.ShotH5315,
3if the valuationעֶרְכְּךָ֙'er.ke.KhaH6187concernsוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961a maleהַזָּכָ֔ר מִבֶּן֙ha.za.Khar mi.BenH2145H1121from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242שָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141toוְעַ֖ד בֶּן־ve.'Ad ben-H5704H1121sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֣יםshi.ShimH8346years of ageשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141,then your valuationעֶרְכְּךָ֗'er.ke.KhaH6187shall beוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשֶׁ֥קֶלShe.kelH8255of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701,according to the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944shekelבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255.
5And ifוְאִ֨םve.'ImH518the person isfrom fiveחָמֵ֜שׁcha.MeshH2568toמִבֶּן־ וְעַד֙mi.ben- ve.'AdH5704H1121twentyשָׁנִ֗ים עֶשְׂרִ֣יםsha.Nim 'es.RimH6242H8141years of ageבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֔הben- sha.NahH1121H8141,then your valuationעֶרְכְּךָ֛'er.ke.KhaH6187for the maleהַזָּכָ֖רha.za.KharH2145shall beוְהָיָ֧הve.ha.YahH1961twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשְׁקָלִ֑יםshe.ka.LimH8255,and for the femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֖הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235shekelsשְׁקָלִֽים׃she.ka.LimH8255.
6Now ifוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518the person isמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121from one monthחֹ֗דֶשׁCho.deshH2320toוְעַד֙ בֶּן־ve.'Ad ben-H5704H1121fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568years of ageשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,then your valuationעֶרְכְּךָ֙'er.ke.KhaH6187for the maleהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145shall beוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,and for the femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֣הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347עֶרְכְּךָ֔'er.ke.KhaH6187threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.
7And ifוְ֠אִם מִבֶּן־Ve.'im mi.ben-H518H1121the person issixtyשִׁשִּׁ֨יםshi.ShimH8346years of ageשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141or olderוָמַ֙עְלָה֙ אִם־va.Ma'.lah 'im-H4605H518,then your valuationעֶרְכְּךָ֔'er.ke.KhaH6187shall beוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961fifteenחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568H6240shekelsשָׁ֑קֶלSha.kelH8255for the maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145and tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235shekelsשְׁקָלִֽים׃she.ka.LimH8255for the femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֖הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347.
8But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the one making the vowהוּא֙hu'H1931is too poor to payמָ֥ךְmakhH4134the valuationמֵֽעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָme.'er.Ke.khaH6187,he is to presentוְהֶֽעֱמִידוֹ֙ve.he.'e.mi.DoH5975the personbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, whoהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shall set the valueוְהֶעֱרִ֥יךְve.he.'e.RikhH6186אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סha.ko.HenH3548יַעֲרִיכֶ֖נּוּya.'a.ri.Khe.nuH6186according toעַל־ פִּ֗י'al- PiH5921H6310whatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the one making the vowהַנֹּדֵ֔רha.no.DerH5087can affordתַּשִּׂיג֙ יַ֣דta.Sig yadH5381H3027.
9Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he vowsanמִמֶּ֛נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480animalבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834may be broughtיַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126as an offeringקָרְבָּ֖ןkor.banH7133to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,anyכֹּל֩kolH3605suchמִמֶּ֛נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480animalאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834givenיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068shall beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961holyקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.
10He must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808replace itיַחֲלִיפֶ֗נּוּ וְלֹֽא־ya.cha.li.Fe.nu ve.lo'-H2498H3808or exchange itH4171אֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853,either goodט֥וֹבTovH2896for badבְּרָ֖עbe.Ra'H7451orאוֹ־'ov-H176badרַ֣עra'H7451for goodבְּט֑וֹבbe.TovH2896.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he does substituteH4171one animalבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929for anotherבִּבְהֵמָ֔הbiv.he.MahH929,both that animalה֥וּאhu'H1931and its substituteוְהָֽיָה־ וּתְמוּרָת֖וֹve.ha.yah- u.te.mu.ra.ToH8545H1961will beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961holyקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.
11But ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518the vow involves anyכָּל־kol-H3605of the uncleanטְמֵאָ֔הte.me.'AhH2931animalsבְּהֵמָ֣הbe.he.MahH929thatאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834may notלֹא־lo'-H3808be broughtיַקְרִ֧יבוּ מִמֶּ֛נָּהyak.Ri.vu mi.Me.nahH7126H4480as an offeringקָרְבָּ֖ןkor.banH7133to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,the animalהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929must be presentedוְהֶֽעֱמִ֥ידve.he.'e.MidH5975אֶת־'et-H853beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.
12The priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548אֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853בֵּ֥יןbeinH996shall set its valueוְהֶעֱרִ֤יךְve.he.'e.RikhH6186,whether highט֖וֹב וּבֵ֣יןTov u.VeinH2896H996or lowרָ֑עRa'H7451;as the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548values itכְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ke.'er.ke.KhaH6187,the priceכֵּ֥ןkenH3651will be setיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961.
14Now ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376consecratesיַקְדִּ֨שׁyak.DishH6942אֶת־'et-H853his houseבֵּית֥וֹbei.ToH1004as holyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall value itוְהֶעֱרִיכוֹ֙ve.he.'e.ri.KhoH6186either asבֵּ֥יןbeinH996goodט֖וֹבTovH2896orוּבֵ֣יןu.VeinH996badרָ֑עRa'H7451.The price will standיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ן כֵּ֥ןha.ko.Hen kenH3548H3651valuesיַעֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH6186itאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853.
15But ifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518he who consecratedהַמַּקְדִּ֔ישׁha.mak.DishH6942his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004redeemsיִגְאַ֖לyig.'AlH1350itאֶת־'et-H853,he must addוְ֠יָסַףVe.ya.safH3254a fifthחֲמִישִׁ֧יתcha.mi.ShitH2549toעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921the assessedעֶרְכְּךָ֛'er.ke.KhaH6187valueכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701,and it will belongוְהָ֥יָהve.Ha.yahH1961to him.
16Ifוְאִ֣ם׀ve.'ImH518a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376consecratesיַקְדִּ֥ישׁyak.DishH6942to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068a parcelמִשְּׂדֵ֣הmi.se.DehH7704of his landאֲחֻזָּת֗וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272,then your valuationעֶרְכְּךָ֖'er.ke.KhaH6187shall beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961proportionalלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310to the seed required for itזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233—fiftyבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםba.cha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשֶׁ֥קֶלShe.kelH8255of silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701for every homerחֹ֣מֶרCho.merH2563of barleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184seedזֶ֚רַעZe.ra'H2233.
18But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he consecratesיַקְדִּ֣ישׁyak.DishH6942his fieldשָׂדֵהוּ֒sa.de.HuH7704afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the Jubileeהַיֹּבֵל֮hai.yo.VelH3104,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853is to calculateוְחִשַּׁב־ve.chi.shav-H2803the priceהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701in proportion toעַל־ פִּ֤י'al- piH5921H6310the yearsהַשָּׁנִים֙ha.sha.NimH8141leftהַנּ֣וֹתָרֹ֔תha.No.ta.RotH3498untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the next Yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of Jubileeהַיֹּבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104,so that your valuationמֵֽעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃Me.'er.Ke.khaH6187will be reducedוְנִגְרַ֖עve.nig.Ra'H1639.
19And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the one who consecratedהַמַּקְדִּ֖ישׁha.mak.DishH6942אֶת־'et-H853the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704decides to redeem itH1350אֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853,he must addוְ֠יָסַףVe.ya.safH3254a fifthחֲמִשִׁ֧יתcha.mi.ShitH2549toעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921the assessedעֶרְכְּךָ֛'er.ke.KhaH6187valueכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701,and it shall belongוְקָ֥םve.KamH6965to him.
20If, howeverוְאִם־ve.'im-H518,he does notלֹ֤אlo'H3808redeemיִגְאַל֙yig.'AlH1350אֶת־'et-H853the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,or ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he has soldמָכַ֥רma.KharH4376אֶת־'et-H853itהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704to anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376,it may noלֹ֥אlo'H3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750be redeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350.
21When the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704is releasedבְּצֵאת֣וֹbe.tze.ToH3318in the Jubileeבַיֹּבֵ֗לvai.yo.VelH3104,it will becomeוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961holyקֹ֛דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,like a fieldכִּשְׂדֵ֣הkis.DehH7704devotedהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068;it becomesתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961the propertyאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.ToH272of the priestsלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548.
23then the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548אֵ֚ת'etH853shall calculateוְחִשַּׁב־ve.chi.shav-H2803for him the valueמִכְסַ֣ת הָֽעֶרְכְּךָ֔mikh.Sat ha.'er.ke.KhaH4373H6187up toעַ֖ד'adH5704the Yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of Jubileeהַיֹּבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104,and the man shall payוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414אֶת־'et-H853the assessed valueהָעֶרְכְּךָ֙ha.'er.ke.KhaH6187on thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117as a sacred offeringקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
24In the Yearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141of Jubileeהַיּוֹבֵל֙hai.yo.VelH3104the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704shall returnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725to the one from whomלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834it was boughtקָנָ֖הוּ מֵאִתּ֑וֹka.Na.hu me.'i.ToH7069H854לַאֲשֶׁר־la.'a.Sher-H834—the original ownerאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
26Butאַךְ־'akh-H389noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376אֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853may consecrateיַקְדִּ֥ישׁyak.DishH6942a firstbornבְּכ֞וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the livestockבִּבְהֵמָ֔הbiv.he.MahH929,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834a firstbornיְבֻכַּ֤רye.vu.KarH1069belongs to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068.Whetherאִם־'im-H518it isan oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794orאִם־'im-H518a sheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716,itהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931isthe LORD’sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.
27But ifוְאִ֨םve.'ImH518it isamong the uncleanהַטְּמֵאָה֙ha.te.me.'AhH2931animalsבַּבְּהֵמָ֤הba.be.he.MahH929,then he may redeemוּפָדָ֣הu.fa.DahH6299it according to your valuationבְעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָve.'er.Ke.khaH6187and addוְיָסַ֥ףve.ya.SafH3254a fifthחֲמִשִׁת֖וֹcha.mi.shi.ToH2549of its valueעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921.Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808redeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350,then it shall be soldוְנִמְכַּ֥רve.nim.KarH4376according to your valuationבְּעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃be.'er.Ke.khaH6187.
28אַךְ־'akh-H389Nothingכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376sets apartחֵ֡רֶם יַחֲרִם֩Che.rem ya.cha.RimH2764H2763to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֜הla.Yah.wehH3068from all he ownsמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834—whether a manמֵאָדָ֤םme.'a.DamH120,an animalוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929,or his inherited landוּמִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֲחֻזָּת֔וֹu.mi.se.Deh 'a.chu.za.ToH7704H272לֹ֥אlo'H3808—can be soldיִמָּכֵ֖ר וְלֹ֣אyi.ma.Kher ve.Lo'H4376H3808or redeemedיִגָּאֵ֑לyi.ga.'ElH1350;everythingכָּל־kol-H3605so devotedחֵ֕רֶםChe.remH2764ismostקֹֽדֶשׁ־ko.desh-H6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֥ים ה֖וּאka.da.Shim hu'H6944H1931to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
Instruction on Tithes
(Deuteronomy 14:22–29; Deuteronomy 26:1–15; Nehemiah 13:10–14)
30Thus anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605titheמַעְשַׂ֨רma'.SarH4643from the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whetherfrom the seedמִזֶּ֤רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776or the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of the treesהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,belongs to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068;itה֑וּאHu'H1931is holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
32Everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605tenthמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643animal from the herdבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241or flockוָצֹ֔אן כֹּ֥לva.Tzon kolH6629H3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834passesיַעֲבֹ֖רya.'a.VorH5674underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the shepherd’s rodהַשָּׁ֑בֶט הָֽעֲשִׂירִ֕יha.Sha.vet ha.'a.si.RiH7626H6224will beיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961holyקֹּ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
33He must notלֹ֧אlo'H3808inspectיְבַקֵּ֛רye.va.KerH1239whether it is goodט֥וֹבTovH2896orבֵּֽין־bein-H996badלָרַ֖עla.Ra'H7451,and he shall notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808make any substitutionH4171.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he does make a substitutionH4171,both the animalה֧וּאhu'H1931and its substituteוְהָֽיָה־ וּתְמוּרָת֛וֹve.ha.yah- u.te.mu.ra.ToH8545H1961shall becomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;they cannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808be redeemedיִגָּאֵֽל׃yi.ga.'ElH1350.’”
34Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are the commandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.VotH4687thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853gaveצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872forאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478on Mountבְּהַ֖רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.
Commentaries on Leviticus 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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