Leviticus 27:32

New Living Translation

Count off every tenth animal from your herds and flocks and set them apart for the Lord as holy.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
All the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the LORD.

King James Version
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 .

Lexham English Bible
As for every tithe of cattle or of the flock, all which crosses under the rod, the tenth shall be a holy object for Yahweh.

New Century Version
"‘The priest will take every tenth animal from a person's herd or flock, and it will be holy to the Lord .

New English Translation
All the tithe of herd or flock, everything which passes under the rod, the tenth one will be holy to the Lord .

Amplified Bible
'For every tithe of the herd or flock, whatever passes under the [shepherd's] staff, the tenth one shall be holy to the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
'For every tenth part of herd or flock, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the LORD.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And euery tithe of bullock, and of sheepe, and of all that goeth vnder the rod, the tenth shalbe holy vnto the Lord.

Legacy Standard Bible
For every tenth part of herd or flock, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to Yahweh.

Contemporary English Version
When you count your flocks and herds, one out of ten of every newborn animal is holy and belongs to me,

Complete Jewish Bible
(Maftir) "‘All the tenth from the herd or the flock, whatever passes under the shepherd's crook, the tenth one will be holy to Adonai .

Darby Translation
And as to every tithe of the herd, or of the flock, of whatever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Jehovah.

Easy-to-Read Version
"The priests will take every tenth animal from a person's cattle or sheep. Every tenth animal will belong to the Lord .

English Standard Version
And every tithe of herds and flocks, every tenth animal of all that pass under the herdsman's staff, shall be holy to the Lord .

George Lamsa Translation
And all the tithe of the herd or of the flock, even of whatever passes under the shepherds staff, the tenth shall be holy to the LORD.

Good News Translation
One of every ten domestic animals belongs to the Lord . When the animals are counted, every tenth one belongs to the Lord .

Christian Standard Bible®
Every tenth animal from the herd or flock, which passes under the shepherd’s rod, will be holy to the Lord.

Literal Translation
And all the tithe of the herd and of the flock, all that passes under the rod, a tenth shall be holy to Jehovah;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And all the tithes of oxen & shepe, & that goeth vnder the rod, the same is an holy tythe vnto the LORDE.

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

Bible in Basic English
And a tenth part of the herd and of the flock, whatever goes under the rod of the valuer, will be holy to the Lord.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And euery tythe of oxe and of sheepe, and of euery beast that goeth vnder the rod, euen euery tenth shalbe holy vnto the Lorde.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.

King James Version (1611)
And concerning the tithe of the herde, or of the flocke, euen of whatsoeuer passeth vnder the rod, the tenth shalbe holy vnto the Lord.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And every tithe of oxen, and of sheep, and whatsoever may come in numbering under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the Lord.

English Revised Version
And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd's rod will be holy to the LORD.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
of scheep, and of oxen, and of geet, that passen vndur the `yerde of scheepherde, whateuer thing cometh to the tenthe part, it schal be halewid to the Lord;

Young's Literal Translation
`And all the tithe of the herd and of the flock -- all that passeth by under the rod -- the tenth is holy to Jehovah;

Update Bible Version
And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, [even] of whatever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the LORD.

World English Bible
All the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Yahweh.

New King James Version
And concerning the tithe of the herd or the flock, of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the LORD.

New Life Bible
And every tenth animal of the cattle or flock, whatever passes under the shepherd's stick, the tenth one will be holy to the Lord.

New Revised Standard
All tithes of herd and flock, every tenth one that passes under the shepherd's staff, shall be holy to the Lord .

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, as for all the tithe of herd and flock, all that passeth under the rod, the tenth, shall be holy unto Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Of all the tithes of oxen, and sheep, and goats, that pass under the shepherd’s rod, every tenth that cometh shall be sanctified to the Lord.

Revised Standard Version
And all the tithe of herds and flocks, every tenth animal of all that pass under the herdsman's staff, shall be holy to the LORD.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'For every tenth part of herd or flock, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the LORD.

Contextual Overview

²⁶ "You may not dedicate a firstborn animal to the Lord , for the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats already belong to him. ²⁷ However, you may buy back the firstborn of a ceremonially unclean animal by paying the priest's assessment of its worth, plus 20 percent. If you do not buy it back, the priest will sell it at its assessed value. ²⁸ "However, anything specially set apart for the Lord —whether a person, an animal, or family property—must never be sold or bought back. Anything devoted in this way has been set apart as holy, and it belongs to the Lord . ²⁹ No person specially set apart for destruction may be bought back. Such a person must be put to death. ³⁰ "One-tenth of the produce of the land, whether grain from the fields or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord and must be set apart to him as holy. ³¹ If you want to buy back the Lord 's tenth of the grain or fruit, you must pay its value, plus 20 percent. ³² Count off every tenth animal from your herds and flocks and set them apart for the Lord as holy. ³³ You may not pick and choose between good and bad animals, and you may not substitute one for another. But if you do exchange one animal for another, then both the original animal and its substitute will be considered holy and cannot be bought back." ³⁴ These are the commands that the Lord gave through Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

passeth under the rod: The Rabbins say, that when a man gave the tithe of his sheep or calves, he shut them in one fold, in which was a narrow door, to let out but one at a time. He then stood by the door, with a rod dipped in vermilion in his hand, and as they passed he counted them with the rod; and when the tenth came he touched it, by which it was distinguished as the tithe calf, sheep, etc. Jeremiah 33:13, Ezekiel 20:37, Micah 7:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 47:24 - the fifth part Exodus 4:2 - a rod Deuteronomy 12:6 - tithes Ezekiel 48:14 - for Zechariah 11:7 - staves Hebrews 7:2 - a tenth

Cross-References

Genesis 27:18
So Jacob took the food to his father. "My father?" he said. "Yes, my son," Isaac answered. "Who are you—Esau or Jacob?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock,.... Of oxen and sheep, as the Targums of Jonathan and Jerusalem; for this law only concerns such, as Maimonides x observes, for none but clean beasts were tithed, though the firstlings of unclean beasts were to be redeemed:

[even] of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord: which being slain, the blood and fat were to be offered the altar, and the flesh eaten by the owners, as Jarchi observes; who adds, this is not reckoned with the rest of the gifts of the priesthood; and we do not find it was given to the priests: the "rod", under which these are said to pass, is either the shepherd's rod, as Aben Ezra under, which they passed morning and evening, when led out or brought in, as in Jeremiah 33:13; or the rod of the tither: the manner of tithing, as described by Maimonides, was this;

"he gathers all the lambs and all the calves into a field, and makes a little door to it, so that two cannot go out at once; and he places their dams without, and they bleat, so that the lambs hear their voice, and go out of the fold to meet them, as it is said, "whatsoever passeth under the rod"; for it must pass of itself, and not be brought out by his hand; and when they go out of the fold, after another, he begins and counts them with the rod, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, and the tenth that goes out, whether male or female, whether perfect or blemished, he marks with a red mark, and says, this is the tithe y:''

the time of tithing the cattle was on the first of Elul or August; for so it is said z,

"the first of Elul is the beginning of the year for the tithing of beasts;''

when they tithed all that were born the preceding year: but we are elsewhere told a, there were three times for tithing beasts; fifteen days before the passover, (which was the last of Adar or February,) and fifteen days before the Pentecost, and fifteen days before the feast of tabernacles, which was the last of Elul or August; and these tithings were made for the sake of those that went up to these feasts, that it might be certain the cattle sold and eaten were tithed.

x Hilchot Becorot, c. 6. sect. 1. y lbid. c. 7. sect. 1. z Misn. Roshhashanah, c. 1. sect. 1. a Misn. Becorot, c. 9. sect. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whatsoever passeth under the rod - According to rabbinical tradition, the animals to be tithed were enclosed in a pen, and as they went out one by one at the opening, every tenth animal was touched with a rod dipped in vermilion. Compare the margin reference.

For a more full explanation of what relates to tithes, see the margin reference and Genesis 14:20; Deuteronomy 14:22, Deuteronomy 14:28.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 27:32. Whatsoever passeth under the rod — The signification of this verse is well given by the rabbins: "When a man was to give the tithe of his sheep or calves to God, he was to shut up the whole flock in one fold, in which there was one narrow door capable of letting out one at a time. The owner, about to give the tenth to the Lord, stood by the door with a rod in his hand, the end of which was dipped in vermilion or red ochre. The mothers of those lambs or calves stood without: the door being opened, the young ones ran out to join themselves to their dams; and as they passed out the owner stood with his rod over them, and counted one, two, three, four, five, &c., and when the tenth came, he touched it with the coloured rod, by which it was distinguished to be the tithe calf, sheep, &c., and whether poor or lean, perfect or blemished, that was received as the legitimate tithe." It seems to be in reference to this custom that the Prophet Ezekiel, speaking to Israel, says: I will cause you to pass under the rod, and will bring you into the bond of the covenant - you shall be once more claimed as the Lord's property, and be in all things devoted to his service, being marked or ascertained, by especial providences and manifestations of his kindness, to be his peculiar people.