Leviticus 3:7

3:7 If he presents a sheep as his offering, he must present it before the Lord.

Leviticus 3:12

3:12 “‘If his offering is a goat he must present it before the Lord,

Leviticus 13:16

13:16 If, however, ¹  the raw flesh once again turns white, ²  then he must come to the priest.

Leviticus 13:35

13:35 If, however, the scall spreads further ³  on the skin after his purification,

Leviticus 24:17

24:17 “‘If a man beats any person to death, ⁴  he must be put to death.

Leviticus 25:26

25:26 If a man has no redeemer, but he prospers ⁵  and gains enough for its redemption, ⁶ 

Leviticus 26:3

The Benefits of Obedience

26:3 “‘If you walk in my statutes and are sure to obey my commandments, ⁷ 

Leviticus 26:14

The Consequences of Disobedience

26:14 “‘If, however, ⁸  you do not obey me and keep ⁹  all these commandments –

Leviticus 26:27

26:27 “‘If in spite of this ¹⁰  you do not obey me but walk in hostility against me, ¹¹ 

Leviticus 27:4

27:4 If the person is a female, the conversion value is thirty shekels.

Leviticus 27:17

27:17 If he consecrates his field in the jubilee year, ¹²  the conversion value will stand,

Leviticus 27:31

27:31 If a man redeems ¹³  part of his tithe, however, he must add one fifth to it. ¹⁴ 

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¹ tn Heb “Or if/when.”

² tn Heb “the living flesh returns and is turned/changed to white.” The Hebrew verb “returns” is שׁוּב (shuv), which often functions adverbially when combined with a second verb as it is here (cf. “and is turned”) and, in such cases, is usually rendered “again” (see, e.g., GKC 386-87 §120.g). Another suggestion is that here שׁוּב means “to recede” (cf., e.g., 2 Kgs 20:9), so one could translate “the raw flesh recedes and turns white.” This would mean that the new “white” skin “has grown over” the raw flesh (B. A. Levine, Leviticus [JPSTC], 79).

³ tn Heb “And if spreading (infinitive absolute) it spreads further (finite verb).” For the infinitive absolute used to highlight contrast rather than emphasis see GKC 343 §113.p.

⁴ tn Heb “And if a man strikes any soul [נֶפֶשׁ, nefesh] of mankind.” The idiom seems to derive from the idea of striking a fatal blow to the very “life” (literally, “soul”) of a human being, not just landing a blow on their body (HALOT 698 s.v. נכה hif.2). On the difficult of the meaning and significance of the term נֶפֶשׁ see the notes on Lev 17:10-11.

⁵ tn Heb “and his hand reaches.”

⁶ tn Heb “and he finds as sufficiency of its redemption.”

⁷ tn Heb “and my commandments you shall keep and do them.” This appears to be a kind of verbal hendiadys, where the first verb is a modifier of the action of the second verb (see GKC 386 §120.d, although שָׁמַר [shamar, “to keep”] is not cited there; cf. Lev 20:8; 25:18, etc.).

⁸ tn Heb “And if.”

⁹ tn Heb “and do not do.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “And if in this.”

¹¹ tn Heb “with me.”

¹² tn Heb “from the year of the jubilee.” For the meaning of “jubilee,” see the note on Lev 25:10 above.

¹³ tn Heb “And if redeeming [infinitive absolute] a man redeems [finite verb].” For the infinitive absolute used to highlight contrast rather than emphasis see GKC 343 §113.p.

¹⁴ tn Heb “its one fifth on it.”