Leviticus 27:10

27:9 And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy.

He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.

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He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change animal for animal, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy.

He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.

27:11 And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest:

What does Leviticus 27:10 mean?

Leviticus 27:10 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָלַף (châlaph), מוּר (mûwr), טוֹב (ṭôwb).

Hebrew interlinear

shall

not

alterחָלַףchâlaph/khaw-laf'/H2498properly, to slide by, i.e. (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change

it,

nor

changeמוּרmûwr/moor/H4171to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of

it,

goodטוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

for

bad,רַעraʻ/rah/H7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

badרַעraʻ/rah/H7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)

for

good:טוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

and

shall

allמוּרmûwr/moor/H4171to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of

changeמוּרmûwr/moor/H4171to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of

beastבְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâh/be-hay-maw'/H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)

for

beast,בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâh/be-hay-maw'/H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)

then

and

the

exchangeתְּמוּרָהtᵉmûwrâh/tem-oo-raw'/H8545barter, compensation

thereof

shall

holy.קֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 27:10.

Genesis 1:25

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 2:17

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. thou shalt surely: Heb. dying thou shalt die

Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 24:50

Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

Genesis 26:29

That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD. That: Heb. If thou shalt

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 3:5

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Genesis 31:24

And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. either: Heb. from good to bad

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 27:10 say?

Leviticus 27:10 (King James Version) reads: "He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy."

Is Leviticus 27:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 27:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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