Leviticus 27:9

And if it be a beast whereof men may bring near an oblation unto Yahweh, all that whereof aught is given to Yahweh, shall be holy.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8But if he be, too poor, for thine estimate, then shall he present himself before the priest, and the priest shall estimate him,—according to that which the hand of him who would vow can attain to, shall the priest estimate him.

10He shall not alter it, nor change it—good for bad or bad for good,—but if he, do, change beast for beast, then shall, both it and what was given in exchange for it be holy.

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Cross References

Proverbs 20:25It is a snare to a man, that he should rashly cry Holy! and, after making vows, to reflect!

Ezekiel 48:14And they shall not sell thereof, nor shall one exchange or alienate the first-fruits of the land,—for it is holy unto Yahweh.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 27:2-14

The Law Concerning Vows. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the Lord by thy estimation. 3 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 4 And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. 5 And if it be from five years old even… Read the whole commentary →

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