Leviticus 27:12

Leviticus 27:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
• New International Version (NIV)who will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then sets, that is what it will be.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall be.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as you, the priest, value it, so it shall be.

Context of Leviticus 27:12

10He shall not replace it nor exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; yet if he does exchange animal for animal, then both it and its substitute shall become holy. 11If, however, it is any unclean animal of the kind which one does not present as an offering to the Lord, then he shall place the animal before the priest. And the priest shall assess it as either good or bad; as you, the priest, assess it, so shall it be. 13But if he should ever want to redeem it, then he shall add a fifth of it to your assessment. 14‘Now if someone consecrates his house as holy to the Lord, then the priest shall assess it as either good or bad; as the priest assesses it, so shall it stand.

Leviticus 27:12 word by word

וְהֶעֱרִ֤יךְ הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֹתָ֔הּ בֵּ֥ין ט֖וֹב וּבֵ֣ין רָ֑ע כְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ הַכֹּהֵ֖ן כֵּ֥ן יִהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• shall assessעָרַךְ‛ârak · to valueH6186
• as eitherבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• badרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: harmfulH7451
• assessעֵ֫רֶךְ‛êrek · valuationH6187
• it, soכֵּןkên · soH3651

Commentaries on Leviticus 27:12

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-13An unclean animal, not suitable for food or sacrifice, could be bought back by the worshiper for its assessed value plus 20 percent. This rule likely aimed to preserve the sanctity of vows and reduce careless dedications. For the 20 percent additional charge on property, see Leviticus 27:15, 19, 31.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-139-13. if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the Lord--a clean beast. After it had been vowed, it could neither be employed in common purposes nor exchanged for an equivalent--it must be sacrificed--or if, through some discovered blemish, it was unsuitable for the altar, it might be sold, and the money applied for the sacred service. If an unclean beast--such as an ass or camel, for instance, had been vowed, it was to be appropriated to the…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 27:12

• Priest
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• Redemption
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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