Leviticus 27:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD'S.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    However, no one may dedicate the firstborn of their animals, because the firstborn already belongs to the LORD, whether it is an ox or a sheep.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD'S.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Only the firstling{H1060} among beasts,{H929} which is made a firstling{H1069} to Jehovah,{H3068} no man{H376} shall sanctify{H6942} it; whether it be ox{H7794} or sheep,{H7716} it is Jehovah's.{H3068}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Only the firstling{H1060} of the beasts{H929}, which should be the LORD'S{H3068} firstling{H1069}{(H8792)}, no man{H376} shall sanctify{H6942}{(H8686)} it; whether it be ox{H7794}, or sheep{H7716}: it is the LORD'S{H3068}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    But the firstborne of the beestes that pertayne vnto the Lorde, maye no ma sanctifie: whether it be oxe or shepe, for they are the Lordes allredy.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The first borne amonge ye catell (which belongeth vnto the LORDE) shall no man Sanctifie vnto the LORDE, whether it be oxe or shepe, for it is the LORDES all ready.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Notwithstanding the first borne of the beastes, because it is the Lordes first borne, none shall dedicate such, be it bullocke, or sheepe; for it is the Lords.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But the first borne of the beastes that is the Lordes first borne, may no man sanctifie, whether it be oxe or sheepe, for it is the Lordes alredie.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether [it be] ox, or sheep: it [is] the LORD'S.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "'Only the firstborn among animals, which is made a firstborn to Yahweh, no man may dedicate it; whether an ox or sheep, it is Yahweh's.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `Only, a firstling which is Jehovah's firstling among beasts -- no man doth sanctify it, whether ox or sheep; it `is' Jehovah's.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstling to Jehovah, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox or sheep, it is Jehovah's.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstling to Jehovah, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox or sheep, it is Jehovah's.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But a man may not give by oath to the Lord the first-fruits of cattle which are offered to the Lord: if it is an ox or a sheep it is the Lord's.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "'Only the firstborn among animals, which is made a firstborn to Yahweh, no man may dedicate it; whether an ox or sheep, it is Yahweh's.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Redemption of the Firstborn“‘Surely no man may consecrate a firstborn that already belongs to the LORD as a firstborn among the animals; whether it is an ox or a sheep, it belongs to the LORD.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 13:2 : 2 Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
  • Exod 13:12-13 : 12 That you shall set apart to the LORD all that opens the womb, and every firstling that comes of a beast which you have; the males shall be the LORD'S. 13 And every firstling of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck: and all the firstborn of man among your children you shall redeem.
  • Exod 22:30 : 30 Likewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.
  • Num 18:17 : 17 But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy: you shall sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shall burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet aroma to the LORD.
  • Deut 15:19 : 19 All the firstborn males that come of your herd and of your flock you shall sanctify to the LORD your God: you shall do no work with the firstborn of your bull, nor shear the firstborn of your sheep.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 13:11-13
    3 verses
    84%

    11 And it shall be when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, as he swore to you and to your fathers, and shall give it to you,

    12 That you shall set apart to the LORD all that opens the womb, and every firstling that comes of a beast which you have; the males shall be the LORD'S.

    13 And every firstling of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb; and if you will not redeem it, then you shall break its neck: and all the firstborn of man among your children you shall redeem.

  • Num 18:13-17
    5 verses
    83%

    13 And whatever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring to the LORD, shall be yours; everyone who is clean in your house shall eat of it.

    14 Everything devoted in Israel shall be yours.

    15 Everything that opens the womb in all flesh, which they bring to the LORD, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be yours: nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts you shall redeem.

    16 And those that are to be redeemed from a month old you shall redeem, according to your estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

    17 But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy: you shall sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shall burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet aroma to the LORD.

  • Deut 15:19
    82%

    19 All the firstborn males that come of your herd and of your flock you shall sanctify to the LORD your God: you shall do no work with the firstborn of your bull, nor shear the firstborn of your sheep.

  • Exod 13:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

    2 Sanctify to me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

  • Exod 34:19-20
    2 verses
    80%

    19 All that open the womb is mine, and every firstborn among your livestock, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

    20 But the firstborn of a donkey you shall redeem with a lamb, and if you do not redeem him, then you shall break his neck. All the firstborn of your sons you shall redeem. And none shall appear before me empty-handed.

  • Lev 27:27-30
    4 verses
    80%

    27 And if it is of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to your estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your estimation.

    28 Nevertheless no devoted thing that a man shall devote to the LORD of all that he has, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy to the LORD.

    29 None devoted, which shall be devoted by men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.

    30 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 to the LORD.

  • Lev 27:9-11
    3 verses
    79%

    9 And if it is a beast, of which men bring an offering to the LORD, all that any man gives of such to the LORD shall be holy.

    10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he changes beast for beast, then both it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.

    11 And if it is any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice to the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest:

  • Num 8:16-17
    2 verses
    77%

    16 For they are wholly given to me among the children of Israel; instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the children of Israel, I have taken them for myself.

    17 For all the firstborn of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: on the day I struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified them to myself.

  • Lev 27:32
    77%

    32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the LORD.

  • Exod 22:29-30
    2 verses
    77%

    29 You shall not delay to offer the first of your ripe produce and your juices. The firstborn of your sons you shall give to me.

    30 Likewise you shall do with your oxen and your sheep. It shall be with its mother seven days; on the eighth day you shall give it to me.

  • Exod 34:26
    76%

    26 The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

  • Num 3:13
    76%

    13 Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of man and beast: they shall be mine: I am the LORD.

  • Num 3:45-46
    2 verses
    76%

    45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I am the LORD.

    46 And for the redemption of the two hundred and seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel, who are in excess of the Levites;

  • Num 3:41
    75%

    41 And you shall take the Levites for me (I am the LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstborn cattle among the children of Israel.

  • Lev 22:26-27
    2 verses
    74%

    26 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying,

    27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is born, then it shall be seven days under its mother; and from the eighth day onward it shall be accepted for an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

  • Deut 18:4
    74%

    4 The firstfruits of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you shall give him.

  • Deut 17:1
    73%

    1 You shall not sacrifice to the LORD your God any bull or sheep that has a blemish or any defect, for that is an abomination to the LORD your God.

  • Exod 23:19
    73%

    19 The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

  • Num 29:26
    73%

    26 And on the fifth day nine bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

  • Ezek 48:14
    73%

    14 And they shall not sell it, nor exchange it, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy to the LORD.

  • Lev 27:21-22
    2 verses
    73%

    21 But the field, when it goes out in the Jubilee, shall be holy to the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's.

    22 And if a man sanctifies to the LORD a field which he has bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;

  • Neh 10:36
    73%

    36 Also the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God:

  • Num 28:19
    73%

    19 But you shall offer a sacrifice made by fire for a burnt offering to the LORD; two young bulls, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be to you without blemish:

  • Lev 1:2
    73%

    2 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, If any one of you brings an offering to the LORD, you shall bring your offering of the cattle, either of the herd or of the flock.

  • Lev 27:25
    72%

    25 And all your estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

  • Exod 13:15
    72%

    15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that opens the womb, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

  • Num 28:11
    72%

    11 And at the beginnings of your months you shall offer a burnt offering to the LORD; two young bulls, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish;

  • Lev 27:17
    72%

    17 If he sanctifies his field from the year of Jubilee, according to your estimation it shall stand.

  • Lev 1:10
    72%

    10 And if his offering is of the flocks, namely, of the sheep or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall bring a male without blemish.

  • Num 29:29
    71%

    29 And on the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

  • Num 7:27
    71%

    27 One young bull, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

  • Lev 27:2
    71%

    2 Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When a man makes a special vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by your estimation.