Leviticus 27:32
And every tithing of oxen or sheep, whatever passeth under the tithing rod, shall be sacred before the Lord.
Targum Onkelos
In The King James Version
In Context
31But if a man will redeem any of his tithe, a fifth shall be add upon it.
Cross References
Genesis 28:22And at this stone which I have set up (as) a pillar, will I worship before the Lord; and of all that Thou shalt give me, the tenth will I separate before Thee.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 27:27-34
26 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the Lord 's firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the Lord 's. 27 And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation. 28 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession,… Read the whole commentary →