If it is any unclean animal, of which they do not offer as an offering to Yahweh, then he shall set the animal before the priest;
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If it is any unclean animal, of which they do not offer as an offering to Yahweh, then he shall set the animal before the priest;
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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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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.
Cross-references (2)
Passages linked to Leviticus 27:11 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 23:18 You shall not bring the hire of a prostitute, or the wages of a male prostitute, into the house of Yahweh your God for any vow; for both of these are an abomination to Yahweh your God.
- Malachi 1:14 “But the deceiver is cursed, who has in his flock a male, and vows, and sacrifices to the Lord a defective thing; for I am a great King,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 27:11 And if [it be] any unclean beast,…
Lev 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:
Ver. 11. Any unclean beast.] Unless the dog were excepted. {Deu 23:18} {See Trapp on "Deu 23:18"}
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain If it be unclean, either for the kind, or…
If it be unclean, either for the kind, or for the quality of it, if it were such a one as might not be offered. The dog only may seem to be excepted, for his price might not be offered. See Deu 23:18.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the priest shall value it, whether it be…
And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad,.... Put a price upon it according to its worth, as it shall appear to him:
as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be; that shall be the price at which it shall be sold, not to the owner or devoter of it, for he must give more, as appears from Lev 27:13; but, as Jarchi observes, to all other men who come to purchase it.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Unclean - Either for the kind, or for the…
Unclean - Either for the kind, or for the quality of it; if it were such an one as might not be offered.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 11. Any unclean beast] See Clarke on Le…
Verse 11. Any unclean beast] See Clarke on Le 27:2.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Lev 27:11. Unclean — Either for the kind or…
Lev 27:11. Unclean — Either for the kind or for the quality of it; if it were such a one as might not be offered. In the case of any unclean beast; that is, which was not allowed to be offered in sacrifice, such as a horse, camel, &c., it was to be valued by the priest, and then the owner had liberty to leave the beast at the priest’s disposal, or to redeem it by paying the price set upon it, with a fifth part more. This served as a proper check to men’s levity and fickleness in making vows and religious resolutions. It put them in mind not to be rash in opening their mouths to God, and made them feel the inconvenience of repenting of their vows.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 11. Any unclean beast — As the horse, ass,…
11. Any unclean beast — As the horse, ass, or camel; any domestic animal, the dog excepted, (Deu_23:18,) together with blemished sacrificial animals by Hebrew interpretation, might be vowed and its value as estimated by the priest paid into the priestly treasury.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (11) And if it be any unclean beast.—That is,…
(11) And if it be any unclean beast.—That is, if what he vows consists of an unclean beast, which does not belong to the three kinds of sacrificial quadrupeds, and which cannot therefore be sacrificed on the altar. According to the authorities during the second Temple, however, the expression “unclean beast” here denotes defective sacrificial animals, such as oxen, sheep, and goats with blemishes, which have become unlawful for the altar.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 11-13. An unclean animal, which might not be…
Vers. 11-13. An unclean animal, which might not be sacrificed, if vowed, was to be valued at a price fixed by the priest. If its original owner took it back again, he was to pay this price and one-fifth more than the sum named; if he did not, it became the property of the sanctuary. The words, the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad, should rather be rendered, the priest shall estimate it between good and bad, that is, at a moderate price, as though it were neither very good nor very bad. And so in the next verse.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 is in fact unclean, so that Yahweh will not…
is in fact unclean, so that Yahweh will not accept it
If Yahweh will not accept a certain animal as an offering, the animal is spoken of as if it were physically dirty. It may be unclean because it is a certain kind of animal or because it has a defect. AT: "is in fact one that Yahweh will not accept" (See: Metaphor)
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market value
This is the value the animal is normally worth when someone buys or sells it.
wishes to redeem it
"wishes to buy it back"
translationWords
clean
redeem
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 27:11-13 An unclean animal, one unfit either for food…
27:11-13 An unclean animal, one unfit either for food or sacrifice, could be bought back by the worshiper for its assessed value plus 20 percent. No doubt the reasoning behind this rule was to preserve the sanctity of vows and to minimize thoughtless dedications. For the 20 percent surcharge on property, see 27:15, 19, 31.
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