King James Version
Leviticus 27:32 in the King James Version says “And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy...” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.”
Leviticus 27:32 · KJV
And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD.
And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof.
And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.
These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of the herd”
H1241a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
“or of the flock”
H6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“even of whatsoever passeth”
H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
“under the rod”
H7626a scion, i.e., (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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