Leviticus 27:32 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

Leviticus 27:32 - Albert 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 touch...
Leviticus 27:32 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, [even] of whatsoever passeth under the (q) rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD. (q) All that which is numbered: that is, every tenth as...
Leviticus 27:32 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

30 - 33. Tithes ( cf. Deuteronomy 14:22 ff; Deuteronomy 26:12 ff., Numbers 21-32*). The tithe offered in kind may be commuted for its value (estimated presumably by the priest) plus 20 per ce...
Leviticus 27:32 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. Whatsoever passeth under the rod - The signification of this...
Leviticus 27:32 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Whatsoever passeth under the rod— The Jews understand this of the tithing rod, a rod coloured with ochre, with which a man stood at the door of the field, and numbered the cattle as they came out,...
Leviticus 27:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD's: it is holy unto the LORD. All the tithe of the land. This law gave the sanction of...
Leviticus 27:32 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Vows and Tithes and their Redemption 1-29. Law of vows and their redemption. The making of vows is a very ancient and universal practice connected with prayer. In order to secure his desire the s...
Leviticus 27:32 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Whatsoever passeth under the rod. — That is, for the purpose of counting and tithing them. The manner in which this was done is described by the Jewish canonists as follows: “The owner is to gather...
Leviticus 27:32 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CONCERNING VOWS Leviticus 27:1-34 As already remarked, the book of Leviticus certainly seems, at first sight, to be properly completed with the previous chapter; and hence it has been not unnat...
Leviticus 27:32 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this final page of the Book of Leviticus we have something superadded to actual laws and yet of very vital importance. It is concerned with vows. A vow is a promise made to God voluntarily and not...
Leviticus 27:32 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The same observations meet us here respecting the dedication of beasts and cattle. There is to be nothing blemished offered to the LORD. Malachi 1:13-14 .
Leviticus 27:32 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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...
Leviticus 27:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 32. Passeth under the rod. ] Coloured at the end wi...
Leviticus 27:32 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Under the rod Either, 1st, The tithers' rod, it being the manner of the Jews in tithing to cause all their cattle to pass through some gate or narrow passage, where the tenth was marked by a person...
Leviticus 27:32 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE PERSONAL VOW (vv. 1-8) This was not a matter of a law requiring anything, but of a voluntary vow made to God. Though it was not required, yet when the vow was made, then it was absolutely requ...
Leviticus 27:32 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

26 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the L ORD 's firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the L ORD 's. 27 And if it be of an unclean be...
Leviticus 27:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Under the rod; either, 1. The tither's rod, it being the manner of the Jews in tithing to cause all their cattle to pass through some gate or narrow passage, where the tenth was marked by a perso...
Leviticus 27:32 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Law Concerning Tithes ( Leviticus 27:30-34 ). Leviticus 27:30 “And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is Yahweh's. It is holy to Yahwe...
Leviticus 27:32 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Dotibe Offerings of the Lord SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 27:2 .—Shall make a singular vow. The Rabbins interpreted the phrase as meaning to “pronounce a vow,” and the Chaldee version renders t...
Leviticus 27:32 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 27:2 . A singular vow. When a man shall vow a vow; or as others contend, when a man shall vow to give the price of his life or labour to the Lord. The family of Aaron being appointed pri...
Leviticus 27:32 - The Biblical Illustrator

All the tithes of the land. .. is the Lord’s. The history of tithes I. The scripture records concerning the law of tithes. 1. Antecedent to the Mosaic legislation. The principle of dedicatin...
Leviticus 27:32 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

APPENDIX . EXPOSITION The final chapter, attached to the book after the concluding exhortation, is a short treatise on persons ( Leviticus 27:2-3 ), animals ( Leviticus 27:9-3 ), houses ( Levi...
Leviticus 27:32 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Of Houses, Fields, and Firstlings
Leviticus 27:32 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 20:37 ; Jeremiah 33:13 ; Micah 7:14
Leviticus 27:32 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Under the rod — Either, The tither's rod, it being the manner of the Jews in tithing to cause all their cattle to pass through some gate or narrow passage, where the tenth was marked by a person ap...

Leviticus 27:32 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Leviticus 27:32 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Leviticus 27:32 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Leviticus 27:32 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 27:32 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Leviticus 27:32 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 27:32 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Leviticus 27:32 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 27:32 - The Biblical Illustrator

Leviticus 27:32 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Leviticus 27:32 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Leviticus 27:32 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 27:32 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes