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New American Standard Bible

Leviticus 27:11

'If, however, it is any unclean animal of the kind which one does not present as an offering to the LORD, then he shall place the animal before the priest.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Property;   Redemption;   Vows;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Beasts;   Dedication;   Offerings;   Vows;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Anathema;   Vow;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Redemption;   Vow;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Kinsman-Redeemer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - First-Born, Redemption of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Leviticus;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronology of the New Testament;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - 'Arakin;   Commandments, the 613;   Sidra;   Valuation;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
If it be any unclean animal, of which they do not offer an offering to the LORD, then he shall set the animal before the Kohen;
King James Version
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:
Lexham English Bible
But if it is any unclean animal from which they may not present an offering for Yahweh, then he shall present the animal before the priest.
New Century Version
"‘Unclean animals cannot be offered as sacrifices to the Lord , and if someone brings one of them to the Lord , that animal must be brought to the priest.
New English Translation
If what is vowed is an unclean animal from which an offering must not be presented to the Lord , then he must stand the animal before the priest,
Amplified Bible
'If it is any unclean animal of the kind which men do not present as an offering to the LORD, then he shall bring the animal before the priest,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And if it be any vncleane beast, of which men do not offer a sacrifice vnto the Lorde, hee shall then present the beast before the Priest.
Legacy Standard Bible
If, however, it is any unclean animal of the kind which men do not bring near as an offering to Yahweh, then he shall present the animal before the priest.
Contemporary English Version
Donkeys are unfit for sacrifice, so if you promise me a donkey, you must bring it to the priest,
Complete Jewish Bible
If the animal is an unclean one, such as may not be used in an offering to Adonai , he must set it before the cohen;
Darby Translation
And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not bring an offering unto Jehovah, then he shall present the beast before the priest;
Easy-to-Read Version
"The animal you promised might be one that is not acceptable as an offering to the Lord . If you promised one of these unclean animals, you must bring it to the priest.
English Standard Version
And if it is any unclean animal that may not be offered as an offering to the Lord , then he shall stand the animal before the priest,
George Lamsa Translation
And if it is an unclean animal of which they do not offer a sacrifice to the LORD, then he shall present the animal before the priest;
Good News Translation
But if your vow concerns a ritually unclean animal, which is not acceptable as an offering to the Lord , you shall take the animal to the priest.
Christian Standard Bible®
“If the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the Lord, the animal must be presented before the priest.
Literal Translation
And if it is any unclean animal, or one which they may not bring as an offering to Jehovah, then he shall make the animal stand before the priest.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But yf ye beest be vncleane which maye not be offred vnto ye LORDE, the shal it be set, before ye prest,
American Standard Version
And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer an oblation unto Jehovah, then he shall set the beast before the priest;
Bible in Basic English
And if it is any unclean beast, of which offerings are not made to the Lord, then let him take the beast before the priest;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
If it be any maner of vncleane beast, of which men do not offer a sacrifice vnto the Lorde, he shall set the beast before the priest:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And if it be any unclean beast, of which they may not bring an offering unto the LORD, then he shall set the beast before the priest.
King James Version (1611)
And if it be any vncleane beast, of which they doe not offer a sacrifice vnto the Lord, then he shall present the beast before the Priest:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if it be any unclean beast, of which none are offered as a gift to the Lord, he shall set the beast before the priest.
English Revised Version
And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer an oblation unto the LORD, then he shall set the beast before the priest:
Berean Standard Bible
But if the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the LORD, the animal must be presented before the priest.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli if ony man avowith an vncleene beeste, that may not be offrid to the Lord, it schal be brouyt bifor the preest,
Young's Literal Translation
`And if [it is] any unclean beast of which they do not bring near an offering to Jehovah, then he hath presented the beast before the priest,
Update Bible Version
And if it is any unclean beast, of which they do not offer an oblation to Yahweh, then he shall set the beast before the priest;
Webster's Bible Translation
And if [it shall be] any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice to the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest:
World English Bible
If it be any unclean animal, of which they do not offer an offering to Yahweh, then he shall set the animal before the priest;
New King James Version
If it is an unclean animal which they do not offer as a sacrifice to the LORD, then he shall present the animal before the priest;
New Living Translation
If your vow involves an unclean animal—one that is not acceptable as an offering to the Lord —then you must bring the animal to the priest.
New Life Bible
But if the animal is unclean and not the kind which men give to the Lord, then he will bring the animal to the religious leader.
New Revised Standard
If it concerns any unclean animal that may not be brought as an offering to the Lord , the animal shall be presented before the priest.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, if it be any unclean beast whereof men may not bring near an oblation to Yahweh, then shall he present the beast before the priest:
Douay-Rheims Bible
An unclean beast, which cannot be sacrificed to the Lord, if any man shall vow, shall be brought before the priest:
Revised Standard Version
And if it is an unclean animal such as is not offered as an offering to the LORD, then the man shall bring the animal before the priest,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'If, however, it is any unclean animal of the kind which men do not present as an offering to the LORD, then he shall place the animal before the priest.

Contextual Overview

1 Again, the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When someone makes an explicit vow, he shall be valued according to your assessment of persons belonging to the LORD. 3 'If your assessment is of a male from twenty years even to sixty years old, then your assessment shall be fifty shekels of silver, by the shekel of the sanctuary. 4 'Or if the person is a female, then your assessment shall be thirty shekels. 5 'And if the person is from five years even to twenty years old, then your assessment for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female, ten shekels. 6 'But if the person is from a month even up to five years old, then your assessment shall be five shekels of silver for a male, and for a female your assessment shall be three shekels of silver. 7 'If the person is from sixty years old and upward, if a male, then your assessment shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female, ten shekels. 8 'But if he is poorer than your assessment, then he shall be presented before the priest, and the priest shall assess him; according to the means of the one who vowed, the priest shall assess him. 9 'Now if it is an animal of the kind that one can present as an offering to the LORD, any such animal that one gives to the LORD shall be holy. 10 'He shall not replace it nor exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; yet if he does exchange animal for animal, then both it and its substitute shall become holy.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 23:18, Malachi 1:14

Reciprocal: Leviticus 27:27 - and shall add Judges 11:31 - and I will

Cross-References

Genesis 25:25
Now the first came out red, all over like a hairy garment; and they named him Esau.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And if [it be] any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the Lord,.... Any creature, excepting a dog, the price of which was not to be brought into the house of the Lord; besides oxen, sheep, goats, rams, and lambs; though some understand it even of such that have blemishes on them, and so not fit to be offered unto the Lord; so Jarchi and others x:

then he shall present the beast before the priest; to be viewed, examined, and judged of as to its worth, and a value put upon it, that it might be sold or redeemed, as no other but a beast might; so it is observed birds, wood, frankincense, and ministering vessels, have no redemption, for it is only said a beast y.

x Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Menachot, c. 12. sect. 1. y Misn. ib.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 27:11. Any unclean beastLeviticus 27:2; Leviticus 27:2.


 
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