Leviticus 27:32

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“Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD.”

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BSBPD

“Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And all the tithe of the herd and of the flock--all that passeth by under the rod--the tenth is holy to Jehovah;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 27:32 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 28:22And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
  2. Numbers 18:21Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.
  3. Jeremiah 33:13In the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev, in the land of Benjamin and the cities surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hands of the one who counts them, says the LORD.
  4. Ezekiel 20:37I will make you pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the covenant.
  5. Micah 7:14Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

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