KJV King James Version
And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, [even] of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
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Leviticus 27:32
And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, [even] of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
All the tithe of the herds or the flocks, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And all the tithe of the herd and of the flock—all that passeth by under the rod—the tenth is holy to Jehovah;
Surrounding context — Leviticus 27
29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of 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 unto the LORD.
31 And if a man will at all redeem [ought] of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth [part] thereof.
32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, [even] of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.
33 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.
34 These [are] the commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.
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וְכָל־H3605 · kolallמַעְשַׂ֤רH4643 · ma.a.sertitheבָּקָר֙H1241 · ba.qarcattleוָצֹ֔אןH6629 · tsonflockכֹּ֥לH3605 · kolallאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichיַעֲבֹ֖רH5674 · a.varto passתַּ֣חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underהַשָּׁ֑בֶטH7626 · she.vettribe: staffהָֽעֲשִׂירִ֕יH6224 · a.si.ritenthיִֽהְיֶה־H1961 · ha.yahto beקֹּ֖דֶשׁH6944 · qo.deshholinessלַֽיהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
Jeremiah 33:13In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth [them], saith the LORD.Ezekiel 20:37And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:Micah 7:14Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily [in] the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed [in] Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
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