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And ifוְאִםit is a beastבְּהֵמָהof whichאֲשֶׁר מִמֶּנָּהthey presentיַקְרִיבוּan offeringקָרְבָּןto YHWH,לַיהוָהallכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרhe givesיִתֵּןof itמִמֶּנּוּto YHWHלַיהוָהshall beיִהְיֶהholy.קֹּדֶשׁ
Leviticus 27:9
Study it in the app“And if it is a beast of which they present an offering to YHWH, all that he gives of it to YHWH shall be holy.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 27:9, word by word
- it is a beastבְּהֵמָהbehema
beast
Animals in general.
Where else “behema” appears- they presentיַקְרִיבוּyakrivu
bring near
To bring something, or offer a gift to YHWH.
Where else “yakrivu” appears- an offeringקָרְבָּןkarban
offering
Offering (qorban): what is "brought near" to God. It comes from the verb "bring near" and is the general word for any offering; Jesus mentions it in Mark 7:11.
Where else “karban” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- he givesיִתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- shall beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- holyקֹּדֶשׁkodesh
holy thing
Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.
Where else “kodesh” appears
The context
8But if he is too poor for the valuation, he shall set him before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to what the hand of the one who vowed can afford, the priest shall value him.
9 · This verse (above)
10He 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.