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Leviticus 27:11

27:10 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.
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:

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If it is any unclean animal, of which they do not offer as an offering to Yahweh, then he shall set the animal before the priest;

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:

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

27:12 And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be. as: Heb. according to thy estimation, O priest, etc

What does Leviticus 27:11 mean?

Leviticus 27:11 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include טָמֵא (ṭâmêʼ), בְּהֵמָה (bᵉhêmâh), קָרַב (qârab).

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And
if
it
be
any
uncleanטָמֵאṭâmêʼ/taw-may'/H2931foul in a religious sense
beast,בְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâh/be-hay-maw'/H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
of
which
they
do
not
offerקָרַבqârab/kaw-rab'/H7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
a
sacrificeקׇרְבָּןqorbân/kor-bawn'/H7133something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present
unto
the
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
then
he
shall
presentעָמַדʻâmad/aw-mad'/H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
the
beastבְּהֵמָהbᵉhêmâh/be-hay-maw'/H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
beforeפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the
priest:כֹּהֵןkôhên/ko-hane'/H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 27:11.

Leviticus 1:5

And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

1 Samuel 16:21

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

Exodus 12:29

And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. dungeon: Heb. house of the pit

Exodus 19:18

And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

Exodus 34:23

Thrice in the year shall all your men children appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

Exodus 34:24

For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year.

Exodus 34:6

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Genesis 17:1

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. perfect: or, upright, or, sincere

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What does Leviticus 27:11 say?

Leviticus 27:11 (King James Version) reads: "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:"

Is Leviticus 27:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 27:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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