Leviticus 27:26 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Leviticus 27:26 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 27:2616 words

אַךְʾaḵəAffirmation

בְּכוֹרbəḵwōrFirst-born

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יְבֻכַּרyəvukarGive the birthright

לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

בִּבְהֵמָהbivəhēmāhIn dumb

לֹאlōʾNot

יַקְדִּישׁyaqədîšBe

אִישׁʾîšMan

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

אִםʾimLo!

שׁוֹרšwōrBullock

אִםʾimLo!

שֶׂהśehSheep

לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

הוּאhûʾHe

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

אַךְʾaḵəAffirmation

בְּכוֹרbəḵwōrFirst-born

אֲשֶׁרʾăšerWho

יְבֻכַּרyəvukarGive the birthright

לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

בִּבְהֵמָהbivəhēmāhIn dumb

לֹאlōʾNot

יַקְדִּישׁyaqədîšBe

אִישׁʾîšMan

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

אִםʾimLo!

שׁוֹרšwōrBullock

אִםʾimLo!

שֶׂהśehSheep

לַיהוָהlayhwāhTo LORD

הוּאhûʾHe

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