Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 27

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When amanאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376shall accomplish avowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088, thepersonsנְפָשֹׁ֖תne.fa.ShotH5315shall be for theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068by thy estimation.

3And thy estimation shall be of themaleהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֙mi.BenH1121evenH5704untosixtyשִׁשִּׁ֣יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,evenH5704thy estimation shall befiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשֶׁ֥קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701,afterH1961theshekelבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of thesanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

4Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it be afemaleנְקֵבָ֖הne.ke.VahH5347, then thy estimation shall bethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsשָֽׁקֶל׃Sha.kelH8255.

5Andifוְאִ֨םve.'ImH518it be fromfiveחָמֵ֜שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121evenוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704untotwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, then thy estimation shall be of themaleהַזָּכָ֖רha.za.KharH2145twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשְׁקָלִ֑יםshe.ka.LimH8255, and for thefemaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֖הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235shekelsשְׁקָלִֽים׃she.ka.LimH8255.

6Andifוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518it be from amonthחֹ֗דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121evenוְעַד֙ve.'AdH5704untofiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, then thy estimation shall be of themaleהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, and for thefemaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֣הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347thy estimation shall bethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

7Andifוְ֠אִםVe.'imH518it be fromsixtyשִׁשִּׁ֨יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121andupwardוָמַ֙עְלָה֙va.Ma'.lahH4605;ifאִם־'im-H518it be amaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145, then thy estimation shall befifteenעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240shekelsשָׁ֑קֶלSha.kelH8255, and for thefemaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֖הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235shekelsשְׁקָלִֽים׃she.ka.LimH8255.

8Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he bepoorerמָ֥ךְmakhH4134thanH5921thy estimation, then he shall besetוְהֶֽעֱמִידוֹ֙ve.he.'e.mi.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shallvalueH6187him;accordingH5921to the ability of him thatvowedהַנֹּדֵ֔רha.no.DerH5087shall thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סha.ko.HenH3548valueH6187him.

9Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it be abeastבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929, whereofmenH3605offerיַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126an oblation unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,allH3605thatanyH3605manH3605giveth ofsuchH834unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068shall beholyקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

10He shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808alter it,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808changeH4171it, agoodט֥וֹבTovH2896for abadבְּרָ֖עbe.Ra'H7451, or abadרַ֣עra'H7451for agoodבְּט֑וֹבbe.TovH2896: andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he shall at allchangeH4171beastבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929forbeastבִּבְהֵמָ֔הbiv.he.MahH929, then both it and that forwhichה֥וּאhu'H1931it ischangedיַחֲלִיפֶ֗נּוּya.cha.li.Fe.nuH2498shall beholyקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

11AndifH518it beanyכָּל־kol-H3605uncleanטְמֵאָ֔הte.me.'AhH2931beastבְּהֵמָ֣הbe.he.MahH929, ofwhichאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834theydoH518notלֹא־lo'-H3808offerיַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126an oblation unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, then he shallsetוְהֶֽעֱמִ֥ידve.he.'e.MidH5975thebeastהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548:

12and thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallvalueכְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ke.'er.ke.KhaH6187it,whetherH996it begoodט֖וֹבTovH2896orbadרָ֑עRa'H7451: as thou thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548valuest it,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651shall it be.

13ButifH518he willindeedH518redeemH1350it, then he shalladdוְיָסַ֥ףve.ya.SafH3254thefifthחֲמִישִׁת֖וֹcha.mi.shi.ToH2549partעַל־'al-H5921thereof unto thy estimation.

14And when amanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376shallsanctifyיַקְדִּ֨שׁyak.DishH6942hishouseבֵּית֥וֹbei.ToH1004to beholyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, then thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shall estimate it,whetherH996it begoodט֖וֹבTovH2896orbadרָ֑עRa'H7451: as thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shall estimate it,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651shall itstandיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965.

15Andifוְאִ֨ם־ve.'Im-H518he thatsanctifiedהַמַּקְדִּ֔ישׁha.mak.DishH6942it willredeemיִגְאַ֖לyig.'AlH1350hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004, then he shalladdוְ֠יָסַףVe.ya.safH3254thefifthחֲמִישִׁ֧יתcha.mi.ShitH2549partעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921of themoneyכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.

16Andifוְאִ֣ם׀ve.'ImH518amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376shallsanctifyיַקְדִּ֥ישׁyak.DishH6942unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068part of thefieldמִשְּׂדֵ֣הmi.se.DehH7704of hispossessionאֲחֻזָּת֗וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272, then thy estimation shall beaccordingלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310to thesowingזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233thereof: thesowingזֶ֚רַעZe.ra'H2233of a homer ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184shall be valued atfiftyבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםba.cha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשֶׁ֥קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

17Ifאִם־'im-H518hesanctifyיַקְדִּ֣ישׁyak.DishH6942hisfieldשָׂדֵ֑הוּsa.De.huH7704from theyearמִשְּׁנַ֥תmi.she.NatH8141of jubile, according to thy estimation it shallstandיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965.

18Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518hesanctifyH6942hisfieldשָׂדֵהוּ֒sa.de.HuH7704afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310the jubile, then thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall reckon unto him themoneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701accordingעַל־'al-H5921to theyearsהַשָּׁנִים֙ha.sha.NimH8141thatremainהַנּ֣וֹתָרֹ֔תha.No.ta.RotH3498unto theyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of jubile, and an abatement shall bemadeH6942from thy estimation.

19AndifH518he thatsanctifiedהַמַּקְדִּ֖ישׁha.mak.DishH6942thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704willindeedH518redeemH1350it, then he shalladdוְ֠יָסַףVe.ya.safH3254thefifthחֲמִשִׁ֧יתcha.mi.ShitH2549partעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921of themoneyכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.

20Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808redeemיִגְאַל֙yig.'AlH1350thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704, orifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he havesoldמָכַ֥רma.KharH4376thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704toanotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376, it shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beredeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350anyH376moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750:

21but thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704, when it goethoutבְּצֵאת֣וֹbe.tze.ToH3318in the jubile, shall beholyקֹ֛דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, as afieldכִּשְׂדֵ֣הkis.DehH7704devotedהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764; thepossessionאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.ToH272thereof shall be thepriest’sלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548.

22Andifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518hesanctifyיַקְדִּ֖ישׁyak.DishH6942unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068afieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704whichH834he hathboughtמִקְנָת֔וֹmik.na.ToH4736,whichH834isnotלֹ֖אlo'H3808of thefieldמִשְּׂדֵ֣הmi.se.DehH7704of hispossessionאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272;

23then thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation unto theyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of jubile: and he shallgiveוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414thine estimation in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, as aholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944thingH6944unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

24In theyearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141of jubile thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704shallreturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725unto him ofwhomלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834it wasboughtקָנָ֖הוּka.Na.huH7069,evenH853to him towhomלַאֲשֶׁר־la.'a.Sher-H834thepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776belongeth.

25Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thy estimations shall be according to theshekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944:twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626shall be theshekelהַשָּֽׁקֶל׃ סha.Sha.kelH8255.

26Onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389the firstling amongbeastsבִּבְהֵמָ֔הbiv.he.MahH929,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834ismadeH6942a firstling to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376shallsanctifyH6942it;whetherH518it beoxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794orsheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716, it is theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

27Andifוְאִ֨םve.'ImH518it be of anuncleanהַטְּמֵאָה֙ha.te.me.'AhH2931beastבַּבְּהֵמָ֤הba.be.he.MahH929, then he shallransomוּפָדָ֣הu.fa.DahH6299itaccordingH5921to thine estimation, and shalladdוְיָסַ֥ףve.ya.SafH3254unto it thefifthחֲמִשִׁת֖וֹcha.mi.shi.ToH2549partH5921thereof: orifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it benotלֹ֥אlo'H3808redeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350, then it shall besoldוְנִמְכַּ֥רve.nim.KarH4376accordingH5921to thy estimation.

28Notwithstanding,noH3808devotedחֵ֡רֶםChe.remH2764thingקֹֽדֶשׁ־ko.desh-H6944, that amanH376shall devote unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֜הla.Yah.wehH3068ofallH3605that he hath, whether ofmanH376orbeastוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929, or of thefieldוּמִשְּׂדֵ֣הu.mi.se.DehH7704of hispossessionאֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272, shall besoldיִמָּכֵ֖רyi.ma.KherH4376orredeemedיִגָּאֵ֑לyi.ga.'ElH1350:everyH3605devotedחֵ֕רֶםChe.remH2764thingH6944ismostH6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֥יםka.da.ShimH6944unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

29Noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808devotedH2764,whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834shall bedevotedH2764ofmenהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120, shall beransomedיִפָּדֶ֑הyi.pa.DehH6299; he shallsurelyH4191beputH4191todeathH4191.

30Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thetitheמַעְשַׂ֨רma'.SarH4643of thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776, whether of theseedמִזֶּ֤רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, or of thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of thetreeהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086, is theLORD’Sלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068: it isholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

31Andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376willredeemH1350aught of histitheמִמַּֽעַשְׂר֑וֹmi.ma.'as.RoH4643, he shalladdיֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3254unto it thefifthחֲמִשִׁית֖וֹcha.mi.shi.ToH2549partעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921thereof.

32Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thetitheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of theherdבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241or theflockוָצֹ֔אןva.TzonH6629,whatsoeverכֹּ֥לkolH3605passethunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478therodהַשָּׁ֑בֶטha.Sha.vetH7626, thetenthהָֽעֲשִׂירִ֕יha.'a.si.RiH6224shall beholyקֹּ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

33He shallnotלֹ֧אlo'H3808searchwhetherH518it begoodט֥וֹבTovH2896orbadלָרַ֖עla.Ra'H7451,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808shall hechangeיְמִירֶ֑נּוּye.mi.Re.nuH4171it: andifH518hechangeהָמֵ֣רha.MerH4171it at all, then both it and that forwhichה֧וּאhu'H1931it ischangedיְמִירֶ֔נּוּye.mi.Re.nuH4171shall beholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944; it shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beredeemedיִגָּאֵֽל׃yi.ga.'ElH1350.

34Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428are thecommandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.VotH4687,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872for thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478inmountבְּהַ֖רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

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