Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 27:26-33

26Only the firstlingבְּכ֞וֹרbe.KhorH1060of the beastsבִּבְהֵמָ֔הbiv.he.MahH929,which should be Yhwh'sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068firstlingיְבֻכַּ֤רye.vu.KarH1069,no manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376shall sanctifyיַקְדִּ֥ישׁyak.DishH6942it; whether it beoxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794,or sheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716: it isYhwh'sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

27And if it beof an uncleanהַטְּמֵאָה֙ha.te.me.'AhH2931beastבַּבְּהֵמָ֤הba.be.he.MahH929,then he shall redeemוּפָדָ֣הu.fa.DahH6299itaccording to thine estimationבְעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָve.'er.Ke.khaH6187,and shall addוְיָסַ֥ףve.ya.SafH3254a fifthחֲמִשִׁת֖וֹcha.mi.shi.ToH2549partof it thereto: or if it be not redeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350,then it shall be soldוְנִמְכַּ֥רve.nim.KarH4376according to thy estimationבְּעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃be.'er.Ke.khaH6187.

28Notwithstanding no devoted thingחֵ֡רֶםChe.remH2764,that a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shall devoteיַחֲרִם֩ya.cha.RimH2763unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֜הla.Yah.wehH3068of all that he hath, bothof manמֵאָדָ֤םme.'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929,and of the fieldוּמִשְּׂדֵ֣הu.mi.se.DehH7704of his possessionאֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272,shall be soldיִמָּכֵ֖רyi.ma.KherH4376or redeemedיִגָּאֵ֑לyi.ga.'ElH1350:every devoted thingחֵ֕רֶםChe.remH2764ismostקֹֽדֶשׁ־ko.desh-H6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֥יםka.da.ShimH6944unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

29None devotedחֵ֗רֶםChe.remH2764,which shall beלֹ֣אlo'H3808devotedיָחֳרַ֛םyo.cho.RamH2763of menהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120,shall be redeemedיִפָּדֶ֑הyi.pa.DehH6299; butshall surelyמ֖וֹתMotH4191be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

30And all the titheמַעְשַׂ֨רma'.SarH4643of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whetherof the seedמִזֶּ֤רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, orof the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of the treeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086, isYhwh'sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068: it isholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

31And if a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376will at allגָּאֹ֥לga.'OlH1350redeemיִגְאַ֛לyig.'AlH1350oughtof his tithesמִמַּֽעַשְׂר֑וֹmi.ma.'as.RoH4643,he shall addיֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3254thereto the fifthחֲמִשִׁית֖וֹcha.mi.shi.ToH2549part thereof.

32And concerning the titheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of the herdבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241,or of the flockוָצֹ֔אןva.TzonH6629, evenof whatsoever passethיַעֲבֹ֖רya.'a.VorH5674under the rodהַשָּׁ֑בֶטha.Sha.vetH7626,the tenthהָֽעֲשִׂירִ֕יha.'a.si.RiH6224shall be holyקֹּ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

33He shall not searchיְבַקֵּ֛רye.va.KerH1239whether it be goodט֥וֹבTovH2896or badלָרַ֖עla.Ra'H7451,neither shall he changeיְמִירֶ֑נּוּye.mi.Re.nuH4171it: and if he changeהָמֵ֣רha.MerH4171it at allיְמִירֶ֔נּוּye.mi.Re.nuH4171,then both it and the changeוּתְמוּרָת֛וֹu.te.mu.ra.ToH8545thereof shall be holyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;it shall not be redeemedיִגָּאֵֽל׃yi.ga.'ElH1350.

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