Leviticus 27 · Verse 10

Leviticus 27:10

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.
Leviticus 27:10, King James Version

Leviticus 27:10 in other translations

BSBHe must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.
WEBHe shall not alter it, nor exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good. If he shall at all exchange animal for animal, then both it and that for which it is exchanged shall be holy.
ASVHe 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 both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy.
YLThe doth not change it nor exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he really change beast for beast, --then it hath been--it and its exchange is holy.
DARBYThey shall not alter it nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.
BBEIt may not be changed in any way, a good given for a bad, or a bad for a good; if one beast is changed for another, the two will be holy.
WebsterHe 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 of it shall be holy.

What does Leviticus 27:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 27:9-13

9-13. if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the Lord--a clean beast. After it had been vowed, it could neither be employed in common purposes nor exchanged for an equivalent--it must be sacrificed--or if, through some discovered blemish, it was unsuitable for the altar, it might be sold, and the money applied for the sacred service. If an unclean beast--such as an ass or camel, for instance, had been…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, etc. - Whatever was consecrated to God by a vow, or purpose of heart, was considered from that moment as the Lord's property; to change which was impiety; to withhold it, sacrilege. Reader, hast thou ever dedicated thyself, or any part of thy property, to the service of thy Maker? If so, hast thou paid thy vows? Or hast thou altered thy purpose, or changed thy offering? Has he received from thy hands a bad for a good? Wast thou not vowed and consecrated to God in thy baptism? Are his vows still upon thee? Hast thou "renounced the devil and all his works, the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, and all the sinful lusts of the flesh?" Dost thou feel thyself bound "to keep God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the same all the days of thy life?" Was not this thy baptismal covenant? And hast thou renounced It? Take heed! God is not mocked: that which thou sowest, thou shalt also reap. If thou rob God of thy heart, he will deprive thee of his heaven.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 27:1-13

Zeal for the service of God disposed the Israelites, on some occasions, to dedicate themselves or their children to the service of the Lord, in his house for life. Some persons who thus dedicated themselves might be employed as assistants; in general they were to be redeemed for a value. It is good to be zealously affected and liberally disposed for the Lord's service; but the matter should be well weighed, and…

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Leviticus 27:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יַחֲלִיפֶ֗נּוּya.cha.li.Fe.nuhe will substitute itH2498
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יָמִ֥ירya.Mirhe will exchangeH4171
אֹת֛וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
ט֥וֹבTovgoodH2896
בְּרָ֖עbe.Ra'for badH7451
אוֹ\־'ov-orH176
רַ֣עra'badH7451
בְּט֑וֹבbe.Tovfor goodH2896
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
הָמֵ֨רha.Merever <to exchange>H4171
יָמִ֤ירya.Mirhe will exchangeH4171
בְּהֵמָה֙be.he.Mahan animalH929
בִּבְהֵמָ֔הbiv.he.Mahfor an animalH929
וְהָֽיָה\־ve.ha.yah-and it will beH1961
ה֥וּאhu'itH1931
וּתְמוּרָת֖וֹu.te.mu.ra.Toand substitute itsH8545
יִֽהְיֶה\־yih.yeh-it will beH1961
קֹּֽדֶשׁ\׃Ko.desha holy thingH6944

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Leviticus 27:10

  • James 1:8

    A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.

  • Leviticus 27:15-33

    And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his. And if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand. But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
15-33; Jas 1:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Leviticus 27:9

    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 27:10

    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.

  • Leviticus 27:11

    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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Leviticus 27:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No será mudado ni trocado, bueno por malo, ni malo por bueno: y si se permutare un animal por otro, él y el dado por él en cambio serán sagrados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		On ne la changera pas, et on ne la remplacera pas par une autre, une bonne par une mauvaise, ou une mauvaise par une bonne; et si l’on remplace, en quelque manière que ce soit, une bête par une autre, celle-ci et celle qui la remplacera seront saintes.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Man soll es nicht auswechseln noch vertauschen, ein gutes um ein schlechtes, oder ein schlechtes um ein gutes; und wenn man dennoch Vieh um Vieh vertauscht, so wird dasselbe heilig und das eingetauschte heilig sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et mutari non poterit, id est, nec melius malo, nec pejus bono: quod si mutaverit, et ipsum quod mutatum est, et illud pro quo mutatum est, consecratum erit Domino.