Leviticus 27:26 Go deeper
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Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the LORD’s firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the LORD’s . (KJV)
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אַךְ\־'akh-nevertheless
Lemma: אַךְ (akh) · Strong's: H0389
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: surely
Used 161 times. Also: Genesis 7:23, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 23:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0389; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 1
בְּכ֞וֹרbe.Khora firstborn
Lemma: בְּכוֹר (be.khor) · Strong's: H1060
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: firstborn
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:4, Genesis 10:15, Genesis 22:21, Genesis 25:13, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1060; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 2
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 3
יְבֻכַּ֤רye.vu.Karit will be born a firstling
Lemma: בָּכַר (ba.khar) · Strong's: H1069
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPi3ms)
Meaning: to be/bear firstborn
Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 21:16, Jeremiah 4:31, Ezekiel 47:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1069; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 4
לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.weh[belongs] to Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 5
בִּבְהֵמָ֔הbiv.he.Mahamong livestock
Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: animal
Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 6
לֹֽא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 7
יַקְדִּ֥ישׁyak.Dishhe will set apart as holy
Lemma: קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) · Strong's: H6942H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to consecrate: dedicate
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 13:2, Leviticus 27:14, Leviticus 27:15, Leviticus 27:16, Leviticus 27:17, Leviticus 27:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6942H; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 8
אִ֖ישׁ'ishanyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 9
אֹת֑וֹ'o.To<obj.> it
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 10
אִם\־'im-whether
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: surely no
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Numbers 11:12, Numbers 14:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 11
שׁ֣וֹרShoran ox
Lemma: שׁוֹר (shor) · Strong's: H7794
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cattle
Used 79 times. Also: Genesis 32:5, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 20:17, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7794; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 12
אִם\־'im-or
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: surely no
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Numbers 11:12, Numbers 14:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 13
שֶׂ֔הSeha sheep
Lemma: שֶׂה (seh) · Strong's: H7716
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: sheep
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 30:32, Exodus 12:3, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7716; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 14
לַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.weh[belongs] to Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 15
הֽוּא\׃Hu'it
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Leviticus 27:26 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | אַךְ H0389 surely |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| one | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| may consecrate | → | קָדַשׁ H6942H to consecrate: dedicate |
| a firstborn | → | בְּכוֹר H1060 firstborn |
| of the livestock | → | בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal |
| because | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| a firstborn | → | בָּכַר H1069 to be/bear firstborn |
| belongs to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| Whether [it is] | → | אִם H0518H if: surely no |
| an ox | → | שׁוֹר H7794 cattle |
| or | → | אִם H0518H if: surely no |
| a sheep | → | שֶׂה H7716 sheep |
| it [is] | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| the LORD’s | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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