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But if you do exchange one animal for another, then both the original animal and its substitute will be considered holy. <a href="/esv/leviticus/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> He shall not exchange it or make a substitute for it, good for bad, or bad for good; and if he does in fact substitute one animal for another, then both it and the substitute shall be holy. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/27.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/27.htm">New King James Version</a> He shall not substitute it or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good; and if he at all exchanges animal for animal, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He shall not replace it nor exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; yet if he does exchange animal for animal, then both it and its substitute shall become holy. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216He shall not replace it or exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; or if he does exchange animal for animal, then both it and its substitute shall become holy. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘He shall not replace it or exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; or if he does exchange animal for animal, then both it and its substitute shall become holy. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> He shall not replace it or exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; or if he does exchange animal for animal, then both it and its substitute shall become holy. <a href="/amp/leviticus/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He shall not replace it or exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; but if he does exchange an animal for an animal, then both the original offering and its substitute shall be holy. <a href="/csb/leviticus/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> He may not replace it or make a substitution for it, either good for bad, or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He may not replace it or make a substitution for it, either good for bad, or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.&#8221 <a href="/asv/leviticus/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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 both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy. <a href="/cev/leviticus/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If you try to substitute any other animal, no matter how good, for the one you promised, they will both become holy and must be sacrificed. <a href="/erv/leviticus/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't exchange or substitute animals, a good one for a bad one or a bad one for a good one. If you do exchange one animal for another, then both animals will be holy. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> and you may not substitute another animal for it. If you do, both animals belong to the LORD. <a href="/isv/leviticus/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> He is not to substitute it or exchange it—the good with the bad or the bad with the good. If he ever makes an exchange of an animal for an animal, then it and what's being exchanged is holy. <a href="/msb/leviticus/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy. <a href="/net/leviticus/27.htm">NET Bible</a> He must not replace or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good, and if he does indeed exchange one animal for another animal, then both the original animal and its substitute will be holy. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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 animal for animal, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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 of it shall be holy. <a href="/web/leviticus/27.htm">World English Bible</a> He shall not alter it, nor exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good. If he shall at all exchange animal for animal, then both it and that for which it is exchanged shall be holy. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> he does not change it nor exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he really exchanges beast for beast, then it has been [holy] and its exchange is holy. <a href="/ylt/leviticus/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> he doth not change it nor exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he really change beast for beast, -- then it hath been -- it and its exchange is holy. <a href="/slt/leviticus/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> He shall not change it, and he shall not exchange it, good for evil, or evil for good: and if changing, he shall change cattle for cattle, and the beast, it and its exchange shall be holy.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And cannot be changed, that is to say, neither a better for a worse, nor a worse for a better. And if he shall change it: both that which was changed, and that for which it was changed, shall be consecrated to the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and it cannot be exchanged, that is, neither better for worse, nor worse for better. And if he has exchanged it, both that which was exchanged, and that for which it was exchanged shall be consecrated to the Lord. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/27.htm">New American Bible</a> The offerer shall not substitute or exchange another for it, either a worse or a better one. If the offerer exchanges one animal in place of another, both the original and its substitute shall become sacred. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Another shall not be exchanged or substituted for it, either good for bad or bad for good; and if one animal is substituted for another, both that one and its substitute shall be holy.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> He shall not exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he shall at all exchange an animal for an animal, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy to the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> He shall not exchange a good one for a bad one, or an afflicted one for good one, and if he will exchange a beast to be exchanged for a beast, it and its exchange shall be holy to LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy. <a href="/sep/leviticus/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> He shall not change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he do at all change it, a beast for a beast, it and the substitute shall be holy. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/27-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=7605" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/27.htm">Rules about Valuations</a> …9If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy. 10<a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">He must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/2498.htm" title="2498: ya·ḥă·lî·p̄en·nū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To pass on or away, pass through. A primitive root; properly, to slide by, i.e. to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change.">replace it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4171.htm" title="4171: yā·mîr (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To change. A primitive root; to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of.">or exchange it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">either good</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: bə·rā‘ (Prep-b:: Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">for bad</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw- (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: ra‘ (Adj-ms) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">bad</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: bə·ṭō·wḇ (Prep-b:: Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">for good.</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/4171.htm" title="4171: hā·mêr (V-Hifil-InfAbs) -- To change. A primitive root; to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of.">he does substitute</a> <a href="/hebrew/4171.htm" title="4171: yā·mîr (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To change. A primitive root; to alter; by implication, to barter, to dispose of."></a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: bə·hê·māh (N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">one animal</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: biḇ·hê·māh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">for another,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">both that animal</a> <a href="/hebrew/8545.htm" title="8545: ū·ṯə·mū·rā·ṯōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Exchange, recompense. From muwr; barter, compensation.">and its substitute</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">holy.</a> 11But if the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the LORD, the animal must be presented before the priest.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/30-2.htm">Numbers 30:2</a> If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised. <a href="/deuteronomy/23-21.htm">Deuteronomy 23:21-23</a> If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. / But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin. / Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth. <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:4-5</a> When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. / It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it. <a href="/malachi/1-14.htm">Malachi 1:14</a> “But cursed is the deceiver who has an acceptable male in his flock and vows to give it, but sacrifices a defective animal to the Lord. For I am a great King,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and My name is to be feared among the nations. <a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Matthew 5:33-37</a> Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ / But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; / or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. ... <a href="/james/5-12.htm">James 5:12</a> Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment. <a href="/numbers/18-17.htm">Numbers 18:17</a> But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD. <a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">1 Samuel 1:11</a> And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.” <a href="/1_samuel/1-28.htm">1 Samuel 1:28</a> I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there. <a href="/2_samuel/24-24.htm">2 Samuel 24:24</a> “No,” replied the king, “I insist on paying a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Psalm 15:4</a> who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath, <a href="/psalms/50-14.htm">Psalm 50:14</a> Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High. <a href="/psalms/76-11.htm">Psalm 76:11</a> Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared. <a href="/proverbs/20-25.htm">Proverbs 20:25</a> It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows. <a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-4</a> Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.<a href="/leviticus/27-15.htm">Leviticus 27:15-33</a> And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his… <a href="/james/1-8.htm">James 1:8</a> A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/6-14.htm">Alter</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-9.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-56.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-9.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-16.htm">Change</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Exchange</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-34.htm">Exchanged</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-21.htm">Good</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-2.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-16.htm">Really</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-42.htm">Replace</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Substitute</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-10.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/14-35.htm">Alter</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-11.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-12.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-11.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-33.htm">Change</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-33.htm">Changed</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-33.htm">Exchange</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-33.htm">Exchanged</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-12.htm">Good</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-14.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/numbers/6-2.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-13.htm">Really</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-27.htm">Replace</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-33.htm">Substitute</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/2-2.htm">Way</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 27</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/27-1.htm">He who makes a singular vow must be the Lord's</a> 3. <a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm">The estimation of the person</a> 9. <a href="/leviticus/27-9.htm">of a beast given by vow</a> 14. <a href="/leviticus/27-14.htm">of a house</a> 16. <a href="/leviticus/27-16.htm">of a field, and the redemption thereof</a> 28. <a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">No devoted thing may be redeemed</a> 30. <a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">The tithe may not be changed</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>He must not replace it or exchange it This phrase emphasizes the importance of keeping vows and offerings as originally intended. In the context of Leviticus, offerings were a serious commitment to God, reflecting the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The prohibition against replacing or exchanging an offering underscores the need for integrity and faithfulness in worship. This principle is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:4-5</a>, which warns against making vows to God and not fulfilling them.either good for bad or bad for good This highlights the impartiality required in offerings. The quality of the offering should not be altered, whether it is to upgrade or downgrade. This reflects God's unchanging nature and His requirement for sincerity in worship. The idea of not altering the quality of an offering can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament teaching in <a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a>, where God is described as unchanging and consistent.But if he does substitute one animal for another This acknowledges human fallibility and provides a provision for when a substitution occurs, whether intentionally or unintentionally. The law anticipates human error and provides a way to maintain holiness despite it. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who provides a way for humanity to maintain righteousness despite sin.both that animal and its substitute will be holy This ensures that the sanctity of the offering is preserved, even if a substitution occurs. It reflects the principle that once something is dedicated to God, it remains holy. This concept is seen in the New Testament in <a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>, where believers are urged to present their bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God. The idea of holiness being maintained despite substitution can also be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's substitutionary atonement, where He became the holy sacrifice for humanity's sins.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God and communicated them to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The recipients of the Levitical laws, including the instructions on vows and offerings. 3. <a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites where offerings and vows were made. 4. <a href="/topical/v/vows_and_offerings.htm">Vows and Offerings</a> The context of <a href="/bsb/leviticus/27.htm">Leviticus 27</a>, which deals with the dedication of items or animals to God. 5. <a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a> The mediators who facilitated the offerings and ensured the laws were followed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_commitments.htm">Integrity in Commitments</a> The verse underscores the importance of integrity in fulfilling vows to God. Once a vow is made, it should not be altered or exchanged lightly. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_of_offerings.htm">Holiness of Offerings</a> Both the original and substitute animals become holy, indicating that what is dedicated to God is set apart and should be treated with reverence. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_rash_vows.htm">Avoiding Rash Vows</a> Believers should be cautious and thoughtful before making commitments to God, understanding the weight and sanctity of such promises. <a href="/topical/g/god's_ownership.htm">God's Ownership</a> The passage reminds us that everything we dedicate to God belongs to Him, and we should not attempt to reclaim or alter it for personal convenience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 27</a> <a href="/q/why_is_a_sacred_vow_exchangeable.htm">Leviticus 27:9–10: Why would a sacred vow be transferable or exchangeable if the offering is truly consecrated to God? </a> <a href="/q/why_does_acts_10_contradict_leviticus_11.htm">If Leviticus 11 is God's eternal command, why does Acts 10:9-16 appear to contradict these dietary laws?</a> <a href="/q/why_are_sacrifices_in_leviticus_so_specific.htm">Why does God require such specific and seemingly arbitrary animal sacrifices in Leviticus 3, yet later biblical texts (e.g., Hosea 6:6) emphasize mercy over rituals?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_leviticus_1_and_hosea_6_6_align.htm">How does the emphasis on burnt offerings in Leviticus 1 align with later scripture stressing mercy over sacrifice (Hosea 6:6)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) He shall not alter it, nor change it.--The identical animal vowed is to be delivered; no change whatever, even if it is in the substitution of a better for an inferior animal, is permitted. The stress laid upon this part of the enactment is indicated by the employment here of two verbs of the same import. If he who vows does change the one he dedicated to the Lord, both the animals, the one he originally vowed and the one he substituted for it, are alike holy, and must be delivered to the sanctuary. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/27-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>He must not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no replace it יַחֲלִיפֶ֗נּוּ (ya·ḥă·lî·p̄en·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2498.htm">Strong's 2498: </a> To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change or exchange it, יָמִ֥יר (yā·mîr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4171.htm">Strong's 4171: </a> To alter, to barter, to dispose of either good ט֥וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good for bad בְּרָ֖ע (bə·rā‘) Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil or אוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if bad רַ֣ע (ra‘) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil for good. בְּט֑וֹב (bə·ṭō·wḇ) Preposition-b | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good But if וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not he does substitute הָמֵ֨ר (hā·mêr) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4171.htm">Strong's 4171: </a> To alter, to barter, to dispose of one animal בְּהֵמָה֙ (bə·hê·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal for another, בִּבְהֵמָ֔ה (biḇ·hê·māh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal both that animal ה֥וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are and its substitute וּתְמוּרָת֖וֹ (ū·ṯə·mū·rā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8545.htm">Strong's 8545: </a> Barter, compensation will be וְהָֽיָה־ (wə·hā·yāh-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be holy. קֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ (qō·ḏeš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> A sacred place, thing, sanctity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/27-10.htm">Leviticus 27:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/27-10.htm">Leviticus 27:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/27-10.htm">Leviticus 27:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/27-10.htm">Leviticus 27:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/27-10.htm">Leviticus 27:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/27-10.htm">Leviticus 27:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/27-10.htm">Leviticus 27:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/27-10.htm">Leviticus 27:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/27-10.htm">Leviticus 27:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/27-10.htm">Leviticus 27:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-10.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 27:10 He shall not alter it nor change (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/27-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 27:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/27-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 27:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>