King James Version
Leviticus 27:9 in the King James Version says “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 b...” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Leviticus 27:9 · KJV
And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.
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.
He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.
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:
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used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“And if it be a beast”
H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“whereof men bring”
H7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
“of such unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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
“all that any man giveth”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“of such unto the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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