Verse 10
10. He shall not alter He shall not modify the terms of his vow by substituting any thing else than the animal vowed.
Nor change Another animal of the same species will not be accepted. “Whatever was consecrated to God by a vow or purpose of heart was considered from that moment as the Lord’s property; to change which was impiety; to withdraw, sacrilege.” Bush. God will permit no dictation respecting the disposal of his own.
It and the exchange As a penalty for his attempted usurpation of a divine prerogative, both animals shall be holy, and tradition adds that the intermeddler was scourged besides. The tendency of this law was to discourage rash vows, and to impress both Jews and Christians with the inviolable sacredness of the object consecrated, no part of which can ever be safely recalled.
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