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If it be a animal, whereof men offer an offering to Yahweh, all that any man gives of such to Yahweh shall be holy.
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The Unchangeable Vow
Commentators explain that if a person vowed an animal that was suitable for sacrifice (like a bullock, sheep, or goat), that animal became irrevocably holy. Unlike other vowed items, it could not be redeemed or bought back. Its status as belonging to the Lord was permanent.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering. —That is, if what a man vows consists of sacrificial quadrupeds, namely, bull…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if [it be] a beast whereof men bring an offering to the Lord That is, it such a c…
Presbyterian
Zeal for the service of God inclined the Israelites, on some occasions, to dedicate themselves or their children to the service of the Lord, in his…
