He shall notלֹאexchangeיַחֲלִיפֶitנּוּorוְלֹאsubstituteיָמִירfor it,אֹתוֹa good oneטוֹבfor a bad one,בְּרָעorאוֹa bad oneרַעfor a good one;בְּטוֹבand ifוְאִםhe does substituteהָמֵר יָמִירone beastבְּהֵמָהfor another beast,בִּבְהֵמָהthenוְboth itהָיָה הוּאand its substituteוּתְמוּרָתוֹshall beיִהְיֶהholy.קֹּדֶשׁ
Leviticus 27:10
Study it in the app“He shall not exchange it or substitute for it, a good one for a bad one, or a bad one for a good one; and if he does substitute one beast for another beast, then both it and its substitute shall be holy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 27:10, word by word
- exchangeיַחֲלִיפֶyachalife
change
To swap something, or regain one's strength.
Where else “yachalife” appears- substituteיָמִירyamir
substitute
To put one thing in place of another.
Where else “yamir” appears- a good oneטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- for a bad oneרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- one beastבְּהֵמָהbehema
beast
Animals in general.
Where else “behema” appears- both itהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- and its substituteתְמוּרָתtemurat
substitute
What is given in exchange for something else; a substitute; also a reward.
Where else “temurat” appears- holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears
The context
9And if it is a beast of which they present an offering to YHWH, all that he gives of it to YHWH shall be holy.
10 · This verse (above)
11And if it is any unclean beast of which they may not present an offering to YHWH, he shall set the beast before the priest,