Leviticus 27:26-33

26 “ ‘No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the LORD; whether an ox[a] or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.
27 If it is one of the unclean animals, it may be bought back at its set value, adding a fifth of the value to it. If it is not redeemed, it is to be sold at its set value.
28 “ ‘But nothing that a person owns and devotes[b] to the LORD—whether a human being or an animal or family land—may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.
29 “ ‘No person devoted to destruction[c] may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.
30 “ ‘A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
31 Whoever would redeem any of their tithe must add a fifth of the value to it.
32 Every tithe of the herd and flock—every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod—will be holy to the LORD.
33 No one may pick out the good from the bad or make any substitution. If anyone does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute become holy and cannot be redeemed.’ ”

Cross References 12

  • 1. S Exodus 13:12; Exodus 13:2,12
  • 2. S ver 11
  • 3. Numbers 18:14; Joshua 6:17-19
  • 4. S ver 9
  • 5. Deuteronomy 7:26
  • 6. Genesis 28:22; Numbers 18:26; Deuteronomy 12:6,17; Deuteronomy 14:22,28; 2 Chronicles 31:6; Nehemiah 10:37; Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 13:5; Malachi 3:8
  • 7. Deuteronomy 7:6; Ezra 9:2; Isaiah 6:13
  • 8. S Leviticus 25:25
  • 9. Leviticus 5:16
  • 10. Psalms 89:32; Jeremiah 33:13; Ezekiel 20:37
  • 11. ver 10
  • 12. Numbers 18:21

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.
  • [b]. The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.
  • [c]. The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
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