Leviticus 27:33
He shall not search whether it is good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he changes it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
No one may pick out the good from the bad or make any substitution. If anyone does substitute one animal for another, both the original animal and its substitute shall become holy and cannot be redeemed.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
He shall not search{H1239} whether it be good{H2896} or bad,{H7451} neither shall he change{H4171} it: and if he change{H4171} it at all,{H4171} then both it and that for which it is changed{H8545} shall be holy;{H6944} it shall not be redeemed.{H1350}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
He shall not search{H1239}{(H8762)} whether it be good{H2896} or bad{H7451}, neither shall he change{H4171}{(H8686)} it: and if he change{H4171}{(H8686)} it at all{H4171}{(H8687)}, then both it and the change{H8545} thereof shall be holy{H6944}; it shall not be redeemed{H1350}{(H8735)}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Men shal not loke yf it be good or bad nor shall chaunge it. Yf any man chaunge it then both it and that it was chaunged with all, shalbe holy and maye not be redemed.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
It shall not be axed whether it be good or bad, nether shall it be chaunged. But yf eny man chaunge it, then both it & that it was chaunged withall, shal be holy, & not redemed.
Geneva Bible (1560)
He shal not looke if it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: els if he change it, both it, and that it was changed withall, shalbe holy, and it shall not be redeemed.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
He shall not looke if it be good or bad, nor chaunge it: els if he chaunge it, both it and that it was chaunged withall, shalbe halowed, and may not be redeemed.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
He shall not search whether it is good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he changes it at all, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy. It shall not be redeemed.'"
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
he enquireth not between good and bad, nor doth he change it; and if he really change it -- then it hath been -- it and its exchange is holy; it is not redeemed.'
American Standard Version (1901)
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 that for which it is changed shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.
American Standard Version (1901)
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 that for which it is changed shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
He may not make search to see if it is good or bad, or make any changes in it; and if he makes exchange of it for another, the two will be holy; he will not get them back again.
World English Bible (2000)
He shall not search whether it is good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he changes it at all, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy. It shall not be redeemed.'"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
The owner must not examine the animals to distinguish between good and bad, and he must not exchange it. If, however, he does exchange it, both the original animal and its substitute will be holy. It must not be redeemed.’”
Referenced Verses
- Lev 27:10 : 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.
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- Lev 27:9-157 verses88%
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:
12 And the priest shall value it, whether it is good or bad: as you value it, who are the priest, so shall it be.
13 But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part of it to your estimation.
14 And when a man sanctifies his house to be holy to the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it is good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.
15 And if he who sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your estimation to it, and it shall be his.
- Lev 27:26-327 verses79%
26 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.
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.
31 And if a man will at all redeem anything of his tithes, he shall add to it the fifth part thereof.
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.
- Lev 27:17-237 verses74%
17 If he sanctifies his field from the year of Jubilee, according to your estimation it shall stand.
18 But if he sanctifies his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall reckon to him the money according to the years that remain, to the year of the Jubilee, and it shall be abated from your estimation.
19 And if he who sanctified the field will in any way redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your estimation to it, and it shall be assured to him.
20 And if he will not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.
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;
23 Then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your estimation, even to the year of the Jubilee: and he shall give your estimation in that day, as a holy thing to the LORD.
- Exod 22:11-133 verses71%
11 then an oath of the LORD shall be between them both that he has not put his hand upon his neighbor's goods; and the owner shall accept this, and he shall not make restitution.
12 If it is stolen from him, he shall make restitution to the owner.
13 If it is torn in pieces, let him bring it as evidence, and he shall not make restitution for what was torn.
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6 For I am the LORD, I do not change; therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed.
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34 These are the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai.
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19 God is not a man, that he should lie; nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
20 Behold, I have received a commandment to bless, and he has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.
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14 And they shall not sell it, nor exchange it, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy to the LORD.
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20 But whatever has a blemish, you shall not offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.
21 And whoever offers a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD to fulfill his vow, or a freewill offering in cattle or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall be no blemish in it.
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15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;
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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.
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13 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold, though they are yet alive; for the vision concerns the whole multitude thereof, which shall not return; neither shall any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.
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10 And every man's sacred offerings shall be his; whatever any man gives the priest, it shall be his.
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35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he be content, though you give many gifts.
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32 And you shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall you pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest you die.
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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.
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2 If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
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4 In whose eyes a vile person is despised; but he honors those who fear the LORD. He who swears to his own hurt, and does not change.
5 He who does not put out his money at usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.
- Ezek 33:15-162 verses67%
15 If the wicked restores the pledge, gives back what he has stolen, walks in the statutes of life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.
16 None of his sins that he has committed shall be remembered against him: he has done that which is lawful and right; he shall surely live.
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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.
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32 It shall not be poured upon man's flesh, nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition: it is holy, and it shall be holy to you.
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23 Either a bullock or a lamb that has anything superfluous or lacking in its parts, you may offer as a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be accepted.
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30 If there is imposed on him a sum of money, then he shall pay to redeem his life whatever is imposed on him.
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5 If a man causes a field or vineyard to be grazed upon, and allows his animal to wander and feed in another man's field, he shall make restitution from the best of his own field and the best of his own vineyard.
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12 Surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
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14 But cursed be the deceiver, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, says the LORD of hosts, and my name is feared among the heathen.