KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what Leviticus 27:10 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “He shall not” | לֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
| “alter” | יַֽחֲלִיפֶ֗נּוּ | Properly, to slide by, i.e., (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change | alter |
| “it, nor” | וְלֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | it nor |
| “change” | יָמִ֥יר | To alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of | change |
| “it, a good” | ט֥וֹב | Good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) | good |
| “for a bad,” | בְּרָ֖ע | Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) | bad |
| “or” | אוֹ | Desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | or |
| “a bad” | רַ֣ע | Bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) | bad |
| “for a good:” | בְּט֑וֹב | Good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well) | good |
| “and if” | וְאִם | Used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | if |
| “he shall at all” | הָמֵ֨ר | To alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of | all |
| “change” | יָמִ֤יר | To alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of | change |
| “beast” | בְּהֵמָה֙ | Properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) | beast |
| “for beast,” | בִּבְהֵמָ֔ה | Properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) | beast |
| “then it” | ה֥וּא | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | then |
| “and the exchange” | וּתְמֽוּרָת֖וֹ | Barter, compensation | exchange |
| “thereof shall be” | וְהָֽיָה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | thereof |
| “holy.” | קֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ | A sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity | holy |
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8 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.
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.
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.
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:
12 And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
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