Leviticus 27:12

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:

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

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and the priest shall value it, whether it is good or bad. As you the priest values it, so shall it be.

And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.

And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as you value it, who are the priest, so shall it be.

27:13 But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.

What does Leviticus 27:12 mean?

Leviticus 27:12 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include כֹּהֵן (kôhên), עָרַךְ (ʻârak), בֵּין (bêyn).

Hebrew interlinear

And

the

priestכֹּהֵןkôhên/ko-hane'/H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

shall

valueעָרַךְʻârak/aw-rak'/H6186to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)

it,

whetherבֵּיןbêyn/bane/H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or

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)

orבֵּיןbêyn/bane/H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or

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

thou

valuestעֵרֶךְʻêrek/eh'rek/H6187a pile, equipment, estimate

it,

who

art

the

priest,כֹּהֵןkôhên/ko-hane'/H3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

shall

be.

as:

Heb.

according

thy

estimation,

priest,

etc

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 27:12.

2 Kings 23:35

And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh.

Exodus 40:23

And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:4

And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. the things: Heb. the order thereof

Genesis 1:4

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from: Heb. between the light and between the darkness

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

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 27:12 say?

Leviticus 27:12 (King James Version) reads: "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"

Is Leviticus 27:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 27:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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