He is not to replace it or exchange it, either good for bad, or bad for good. But if he does exchange one animal for another, then both it and the one for which it is exchanged will become holy.
Leviticus 27:11 - Tree of Life Version If it is any sort of unclean animal that may not be brought as an offering to Adonai, then he is to set that animal before the kohen. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If it is an unclean animal, such as is not offered as an offering to the Lord, he shall bring the animal before the priest, American Standard Version (1901) And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer an oblation unto Jehovah, then he shall set the beast before the priest; Common English Bible If the solemn promise involves any kind of unclean animal that cannot be offered to the LORD, the promise maker must set the animal before the priest. Catholic Public Domain Version An unclean animal which could not be sacrificed to the Lord, if anyone has vowed it, shall be led before the priest, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version An unclean beast, which cannot be sacrificed to the Lord, if any man shall vow, shall be brought before the priest: |
He is not to replace it or exchange it, either good for bad, or bad for good. But if he does exchange one animal for another, then both it and the one for which it is exchanged will become holy.
The kohen is to evaluate it, whether it is good or bad. As the kohen values it, so it will be.
“Moreover, cursed is a deceiver who has in his flock a male, but makes a vow and sacrifices something blemished to my Lord. For I am a great King,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot, “and My Name shall be revered among the nations.”
“None of the daughters of Israel is to be a cult prostitute, nor any of the sons of Israel a cult prostitute.