Revised Webster's Bible

Leviticus 27

1And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to thechildrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, When amanאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376shall make adifficultיַפְלִ֖אyaf.Li'H6381vowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088, thepersonsנְפָשֹׁ֖תne.fa.ShotH5315shall be for theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068by thyestimationבְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥be.'er.ke.KhaH6187.

3And thyestimationעֶרְכְּךָ֙'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be of themaleהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֙mi.BenH1121even tosixtyשִׁשִּׁ֣יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, even thyestimationעֶרְכְּךָ֗'er.ke.KhaH6187shall befiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשֶׁ֥קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701, after theshekelבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of thesanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

4And if it shall be afemaleנְקֵבָ֖הne.ke.VahH5347, then thyestimationעֶרְכְּךָ֖'er.ke.KhaH6187shall bethirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsשָֽׁקֶל׃Sha.kelH8255.

5And if it shall be fromfiveחָמֵ֜שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121even totwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, then thyestimationעֶרְכְּךָ֛'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be of themaleהַזָּכָ֖רha.za.KharH2145twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשְׁקָלִ֑יםshe.ka.LimH8255, and for thefemaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֖הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235shekelsשְׁקָלִֽים׃she.ka.LimH8255.

6And if it shall be from amonthחֹ֗דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121even tofiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, then thyestimationעֶרְכְּךָ֙'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be of themaleהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, and for thefemaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֣הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347thyestimationעֶרְכְּךָ֔'er.ke.KhaH6187shall bethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

7And if it shall be fromsixtyשִׁשִּׁ֨יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121andaboveוָמַ֙עְלָה֙va.Ma'.lahH4605; if amaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145, then thyestimationעֶרְכְּךָ֔'er.ke.KhaH6187shall befifteenחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240shekelsשָׁ֑קֶלSha.kelH8255, and for thefemaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֖הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235shekelsשְׁקָלִֽים׃she.ka.LimH8255.

8But if he shall bepoorerמָ֥ךְmakhH4134than thyestimationמֵֽעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָme.'er.Ke.khaH6187, then he shallpresentוְהֶֽעֱמִידוֹ֙ve.he.'e.mi.DoH5975himselfbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, and thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shallvalueוְהֶעֱרִ֥יךְve.he.'e.RikhH6186him; accordingtoפִּ֗יPiH6310hisabilityתַּשִּׂיג֙ יַ֣דta.Sig yadH3027 H5381thatvowedהַנֹּדֵ֔רha.no.DerH5087shall thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סha.ko.HenH3548valueיַעֲרִיכֶ֖נּוּya.'a.ri.Khe.nuH6186him.

9And if it shall be abeastבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929, of which menbringיַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126anofferingקָרְבָּ֖ןkor.banH7133to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, all that any mangivethיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414of such to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068shall beholyקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

10He shall notalterיַחֲלִיפֶ֗נּוּya.cha.li.Fe.nuH2498it, norchangeיָמִ֥ירya.MirH4171it, agoodט֥וֹבTovH2896for abadבְּרָ֖עbe.Ra'H7451, or abadרַ֣עra'H7451for agoodבְּט֑וֹבbe.TovH2896: and if he shall atallהָמֵ֨רha.MerH4171changeיָמִ֤ירya.MirH4171beastבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929forbeastבִּבְהֵמָ֔הbiv.he.MahH929, then it and theexchangeוּתְמוּרָת֖וֹu.te.mu.ra.ToH8545of it shall beholyקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

11And if it shall be anyuncleanטְמֵאָ֔הte.me.'AhH2931beastבְּהֵמָ֣הbe.he.MahH929, of which they do notofferיַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126asacrificeקָרְבָּ֖ןkor.banH7133to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, then he shallpresentוְהֶֽעֱמִ֥ידve.he.'e.MidH5975thebeastהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548:

12And thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shallvalueוְהֶעֱרִ֤יךְve.he.'e.RikhH6186it,whetherבֵּ֥יןbeinH996it begoodט֖וֹבTovH2896orוּבֵ֣יןu.VeinH996badרָ֑עRa'H7451: as thouvaluestכְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ke.'er.ke.KhaH6187it, who art thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548, so shall it be.

13But if he will atallגָּאֹ֖לga.'OlH1350redeemיִגְאָלֶ֑נָּהyig.'a.Le.nahH1350it, then he shalladdוְיָסַ֥ףve.ya.SafH3254afifthחֲמִישִׁת֖וֹcha.mi.shi.ToH2549part of it to thyestimationעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃'er.Ke.khaH6187.

14And when amanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376shallsanctifyיַקְדִּ֨שׁyak.DishH6942hishouseבֵּית֥וֹbei.ToH1004to beholyקֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ko.deshH6944to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, then thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548shallestimateוְהֶעֱרִיכוֹ֙ve.he.'e.ri.KhoH6186it, whether it isgoodט֖וֹבTovH2896orbadרָ֑עRa'H7451: as thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548shallestimateיַעֲרִ֥יךְya.'a.RikhH6186it, so shall itstandיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965.

15And if he thatsanctifiedהַמַּקְדִּ֔ישׁha.mak.DishH6942it willredeemיִגְאַ֖לyig.'AlH1350hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004, then he shalladdוְ֠יָסַףVe.ya.safH3254thefifthחֲמִישִׁ֧יתcha.mi.ShitH2549part of themoneyכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701of thyestimationעֶרְכְּךָ֛'er.ke.KhaH6187to it, and it shall be his.

16And if amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376shallsanctifyיַקְדִּ֥ישׁyak.DishH6942to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068some part of afieldמִשְּׂדֵ֣הmi.se.DehH7704of hispossessionאֲחֻזָּת֗וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272, then thyestimationעֶרְכְּךָ֖'er.ke.KhaH6187shall beaccordingלְפִ֣יle.FiH6310to theseedזַרְע֑וֹzar.'OH2233of it: anhomerחֹ֣מֶרCho.merH2563ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.RimH8184seedזֶ֚רַעZe.ra'H2233shall be valued atfiftyבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםba.cha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשֶׁ֥קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

17If he shallsanctifyיַקְדִּ֣ישׁyak.DishH6942hisfieldשָׂדֵ֑הוּsa.De.huH7704from theyearמִשְּׁנַ֥תmi.she.NatH8141ofjubileeהַיֹּבֵ֖לhai.yo.VelH3104, according to thyestimationכְּעֶרְכְּךָ֖ke.'er.ke.KhaH6187it shallstandיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965.

18But if he shallsanctifyיַקְדִּ֣ישׁyak.DishH6942hisfieldשָׂדֵהוּ֒sa.de.HuH7704afterאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310thejubileeהַיֹּבֵל֮hai.yo.VelH3104, then thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shallreckonוְחִשַּׁב־ve.chi.shav-H2803to him themoneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701accordingtoפִּ֤יpiH6310theyearsהַשָּׁנִים֙ha.sha.NimH8141thatremainהַנּ֣וֹתָרֹ֔תha.No.ta.RotH3498, even to theyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of thejubileeהַיֹּבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104, and it shall beabatedוְנִגְרַ֖עve.nig.Ra'H1639from thyestimationמֵֽעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃Me.'er.Ke.khaH6187.

19And if he thatsanctifiedהַמַּקְדִּ֖ישׁha.mak.DishH6942thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704will in anywiseגָּאֹ֤לga.'OlH1350redeemיִגְאַל֙yig.'AlH1350it, then he shalladdוְ֠יָסַףVe.ya.safH3254thefifthחֲמִשִׁ֧יתcha.mi.ShitH2549part of themoneyכֶּֽסֶף־ke.sef-H3701of thyestimationעֶרְכְּךָ֛'er.ke.KhaH6187to it, and it shall beassuredוְקָ֥םve.KamH6965to him.

20And if he will notredeemיִגְאַל֙yig.'AlH1350thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704, or if he shall havesoldמָכַ֥רma.KharH4376thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704toanotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376, it shall not beredeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350any more.

21But thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֜הha.sa.DehH7704, when it goethoutבְּצֵאת֣וֹbe.tze.ToH3318in thejubileeבַיֹּבֵ֗לvai.yo.VelH3104, shall beholyקֹ֛דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, as afieldכִּשְׂדֵ֣הkis.DehH7704devotedהַחֵ֑רֶםha.Che.remH2764; thepossessionאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃'a.chu.za.ToH272of it shall be thepriest’sלַכֹּהֵ֖ןla.ko.HenH3548.

22And if a man shallsanctifyיַקְדִּ֖ישׁyak.DishH6942to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068afieldשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704which he hathboughtמִקְנָת֔וֹmik.na.ToH4736, which is not of thefieldsמִשְּׂדֵ֣הmi.se.DehH7704of hispossessionאֲחֻזָּת֑וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272;

23Then thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548shallreckonוְחִשַּׁב־ve.chi.shav-H2803to him theworthמִכְסַ֣תmikh.SatH4373of thyestimationהָֽעֶרְכְּךָ֔ha.'er.ke.KhaH6187, even to theyearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of thejubileeהַיֹּבֵ֑לhai.yo.VelH3104: and he shallgiveוְנָתַ֤ןve.na.TanH5414thyestimationהָעֶרְכְּךָ֙ha.'er.ke.KhaH6187in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, as a holythingקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

24In theyearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141of thejubileeהַיּוֹבֵל֙hai.yo.VelH3104thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704shallreturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725to him of whom it wasboughtקָנָ֖הוּka.Na.huH7069, even to him to whom thepossessionאֲחֻזַּ֥ת'a.chu.ZatH272of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776belonged .

25And all thyestimationsעֶרְכְּךָ֔'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be according to theshekelבְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of thesanctuaryהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944:twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1626shall be theshekelהַשָּֽׁקֶל׃ סha.Sha.kelH8255.

26Only thefirstlingבְּכ֞וֹרbe.KhorH1060of thebeastsבִּבְהֵמָ֔הbiv.he.MahH929, which should be theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068firstlingיְבֻכַּ֤רye.vu.KarH1069, nomanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376shallsanctifyיַקְדִּ֥ישׁyak.DishH6942it; whetheroxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794, orsheepשֶׂ֔הSehH7716: it is theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.

27And if it shall be of anuncleanהַטְּמֵאָה֙ha.te.me.'AhH2931beastבַּבְּהֵמָ֤הba.be.he.MahH929, then he shallredeemוּפָדָ֣הu.fa.DahH6299it according to thyestimationבְעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָve.'er.Ke.khaH6187, and shalladdוְיָסַ֥ףve.ya.SafH3254to it afifthחֲמִשִׁת֖וֹcha.mi.shi.ToH2549part of it: or if it shall be notredeemedיִגָּאֵ֖לyi.ga.'ElH1350, then it shall besoldוְנִמְכַּ֥רve.nim.KarH4376according to thyestimationבְּעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃be.'er.Ke.khaH6187.

28However no devotedthingחֵ֡רֶםChe.remH2764, that amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376shalldevoteיַחֲרִם֩ya.cha.RimH2763to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֜הla.Yah.wehH3068of all that he hath, both ofmanמֵאָדָ֤םme.'a.DamH120andbeastוּבְהֵמָה֙u.ve.he.MahH929, and of thefieldוּמִשְּׂדֵ֣הu.mi.se.DehH7704of hispossessionאֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272, shall besoldיִמָּכֵ֖רyi.ma.KherH4376orredeemedיִגָּאֵ֑לyi.ga.'ElH1350: every devotedthingחֵ֕רֶםChe.remH2764ismostקֹֽדֶשׁ־ko.desh-H6944holyקָֽדָשִׁ֥יםka.da.ShimH6944to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

29Nonedevotedחֵ֗רֶםChe.remH2764, which shallbeלֹ֣אlo'H3808devotedיָחֳרַ֛םyo.cho.RamH2763bymenהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120, shall beredeemedיִפָּדֶ֑הyi.pa.DehH6299; but shallsurelyמ֖וֹתMotH4191be put todeathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

30And all thetitheמַעְשַׂ֨רma'.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.deshH6944to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

31And if amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376will atallגָּאֹ֥לga.'OlH1350redeemיִגְאַ֛לyig.'AlH1350any of histithesמִמַּֽעַשְׂר֑וֹmi.ma.'as.RoH4643, he shalladdיֹסֵ֥ףyo.SefH3254to it thefifthחֲמִשִׁית֖וֹcha.mi.shi.ToH2549part of it.

32And concerning thetitheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of theherdבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241, or of theflockוָצֹ֔אןva.TzonH6629, even of whateverpassethיַעֲבֹ֖רya.'a.VorH5674under therodהַשָּׁ֑בֶטha.Sha.vetH7626, thetenthהָֽעֲשִׂירִ֕יha.'a.si.RiH6224shall beholyקֹּ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

33He shall notsearchיְבַקֵּ֛רye.va.KerH1239whether it isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896orbadלָרַ֖עla.Ra'H7451, neither shall hechangeיְמִירֶ֑נּוּye.mi.Re.nuH4171it: and if he shallchangeהָמֵ֣רha.MerH4171it atallיְמִירֶ֔נּוּye.mi.Re.nuH4171, then both it and itssubstituteוּתְמוּרָת֛וֹu.te.mu.ra.ToH8545shall beholyקֹ֖דֶשׁKo.deshH6944; it shall not beredeemedיִגָּאֵֽל׃yi.ga.'ElH1350.

34These are thecommandmentsהַמִּצְוֹ֗תha.mitz.VotH4687, which theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֧הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872for thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478inmountבְּהַ֖רbe.HarH2022Sinaiסִינָֽי׃si.NaiH5514.

Commentaries on Leviticus 27

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