Leviticus 27:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy.”

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BSBPD

“If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an oblation unto Jehovah, all that any man giveth of such unto Jehovah shall be holy.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And if <FI>it is<Fi> a beast of which they bring near an offering to Jehovah, all that <FI>one<Fi> giveth of it to Jehovah is holy;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 27:9 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 5:15“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.
  2. Proverbs 20:25It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.
  3. Ecclesiastes 5:6Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?
  4. Ezekiel 48:14They must not sell or exchange any of it, and they must not transfer this best part of the land, for it is holy to the LORD.
  5. Matthew 15:5But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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