Leviticus 27
27
Promises Are Important
1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Speak to the people of Israel and tell them: ‘If someone makes a special promise to give a person as a servant to the Lord by paying a price that is the same value as that person, 3the price for a man twenty to sixty years old is about one and one-fourth pounds of silver. (You must use the measure as set by the Holy Place.) 4The price for a woman twenty to sixty years old is about twelve ounces of silver. 5The price for a man five to twenty years old is about eight ounces of silver; for a woman it is about four ounces of silver. 6The price for a baby boy one month to five years old is about two ounces of silver; for a baby girl the price is about one and one-half ounces of silver. 7The price for a man sixty years old or older is about six ounces of silver; for a woman it is about four ounces of silver.
8“ ‘If anyone is too poor to pay the price, bring him to the priest, and the priest will set the price. The priest will decide how much money the person making the vow can afford to pay.
Gifts to the Lord
9“ ‘Some animals may be used as sacrifices to the Lord. If someone promises to bring one of these to the Lord, it will become holy. 10That person must not try to put another animal in its place or exchange it, a good animal for a bad one, or a bad animal for a good one. If this happens, both animals will become holy.
11“ ‘Unclean animals cannot be offered as sacrifices to the Lord, and if someone brings one of them to the Lord, that animal must be brought to the priest. 12The priest will decide a price for the animal, according to whether it is good or bad; as the priest decides, that is the price for the animal. 13If the person wants to buy back the animal, an additional one-fifth must be added to the price.
Value of a House
14“ ‘If a person gives a house as holy to the Lord, the priest must decide its value, according to whether the house is good or bad; as the priest decides, that is the price for the house. 15But if the person who gives the house wants to buy it back, an additional one-fifth must be added to the price. Then the house will belong to that person again.
Value of Land
16“ ‘If a person gives some family property to the Lord, the value of the fields will depend on how much seed is needed to plant them. It will cost about one and one-fourth pounds of silver for each six bushels of barley seed needed. 17If the person gives a field at the year of Jubilee, its value will stay at what the priest has decided. 18But if the person gives the field after the Jubilee, the priest must decide the exact price by counting the number of years to the next year of Jubilee. Then he will subtract that number from its value. 19If the person who gave the field wants to buy it back, one-fifth must be added to that price, and the field will belong to the first owner again.
20“ ‘If the person does not buy back the field, or if it is sold to someone else, the first person cannot ever buy it back. 21When the land is released at the year of Jubilee, it will become holy to the Lord, like land specially given to him. It will become the property of the priests.
22“ ‘If someone gives to the Lord a field he has bought, which is not a part of his family land, 23the priest must count the years to the next Jubilee. He must decide the price for the land, and the price must be paid on that day. Then that land will be holy to the Lord. 24At the year of Jubilee, the land will go back to its first owner, to the family who sold the land.
25“ ‘You must use the measure as set by the Holy Place in paying these prices; it weighs two-fifths of an ounce.
Value of Animals
26“ ‘If an animal is the first one born to its parent, it already belongs to the Lord, so people may not give it again. If it is a cow or a sheep, it is the Lord’s. 27If the animal is unclean, the person must buy it back for the price set by the priest, and the person must add one-fifth to that price. If it is not bought back, the priest must sell it for the price he had decided.
28“ ‘There is a special kind of gift that people set apart to give to the Lord ; it may be a person, animal, or field from the family property. That gift cannot be bought back or sold. Every special kind of gift is most holy to the Lord.
29“ ‘If anyone is given for the purpose of being destroyed, he cannot be bought back; he must be put to death.
30“ ‘One-tenth of all crops belongs to the Lord, including the crops from fields and the fruit from trees. That one-tenth is holy to the Lord. 31If a person wants to get back that tenth, one-fifth must be added to its price.
32“ ‘The priest will take every tenth animal from a person’s herd or flock, and it will be holy to the Lord. 33The owner should not pick out the good animals from the bad or exchange one animal for another. If that happens, both animals will become holy; they cannot be bought back.’ ”
34These are the commands the Lord gave to Moses at Mount Sinai for the people of Israel.
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Leviticus 27
27
Instructions About Vows
1Then#Or “And” Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Speak to the Israelites,#Literally “sons/children of Israel” and say#Or “and you shall say” to them, ‘When a man makes a vow according to your#Singular when modifying “proper value” throughout the entire chapter proper value of persons to Yahweh, 3if#Or “and” your proper value is for a male#Hebrew “the male” from twenty years of age#Literally “a son of twenty years” up to#Or “and up to” sixty years of age,#Literally “a son of sixty years” then#Or “and” your proper value shall be fifty shekels of money according to the sanctuary’s shekel. 4But#Or “And” if it is for a female, then#Or “and” your proper value shall be thirty shekels. 5And if from five years of age#Literally “a son of five years” up to#Or “and up to” twenty years of age,#Literally “a son of twenty years” then#Or “and” your proper value shall be twenty shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female. 6And if from a month of age#Literally “a son of a month” up to#Or “and up to” five years of age,#Literally “a son of five years” then#Or “and” your proper value shall be five shekels of money for the male, and your proper value for the female shall be three shekels of money. 7And if from sixty years of age#Literally “a son of sixty years” and above: if a male, then#Or “and” your proper value shall be fifteen shekels; and for the female, ten shekels. 8But#Or “And” if he is poorer than your proper value, then#Or “and” he shall present himself before#Literally “to the faces of” the priest, and the priest shall set a value on him; the priest shall value him according to#Literally “on a mouth of” what the person who made a vow can afford.#Literally “his hand produces”
9“ ‘And if it is a domestic animal from which they present an offering for Yahweh, all that he gives from it for Yahweh shall be a holy object. 10He shall not replace it, nor shall he exchange it, either good with bad or bad with good; and if he indeed exchanges a domestic animal with a domestic animal, then#Or “and” it and its substitution shall be a holy object.#Literally “it shall be and its substitution shall be holy” 11But#Or “And” if it is any unclean animal from which they may not present an offering for Yahweh, then#Or “and” he shall present the animal before#Literally “to the faces of” the priest. 12And the priest shall set a value on it, either good or bad;#Literally “between good and between bad” as the priest sets your proper value, so it shall be. 13And if he indeed wants to redeem it, then#Or “and” he shall add a fifth of it onto your proper value.
14“ ‘And if a man consecrates his house as a holy object for Yahweh, then#Or “and” the priest shall set a value on it, either good or bad;#Literally “between good and between bad” just as the priest sets a value on it, so it shall remain. 15But#Or “And” if the one who consecrates it wants to redeem his house, then#Or “and” he shall add a fifth of your proper value’s money onto it, and it shall be his.
16“ ‘And if a man consecrates some of#Literally “from” his property’s fields#Collective singular; Hebrew “field” for Yahweh, then#Or “and” your proper value shall be in accordance with its seed requirements:#Literally “to the number of its seed” a homer of barley seed for fifty shekels of money. 17If he consecrates his field from the Year of Jubilee, it shall stand as your proper value. 18But#Or “And” if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, then#Or “and” the priest shall calculate the money for him according to the number of years#Literally “on the mouth of the years” that are left over until the Year of Jubilee; and it shall be deducted from your proper value. 19And if he indeed redeems the field that is consecrated, then#Or “and” he shall add a fifth of your proper value’s money onto it, and it shall stand for#Or “remain for” or “belong to” him. 20And if he does not redeem the field and if he sells the field to another man, it may not be redeemed again, 21and the field shall be a holy object for Yahweh when it goes out#Or “is released” or “reverts” in the Jubilee, like a devoted#Or “permanently set apart”; a different Hebrew word than previously translated “consecrated” in this chapter field; it shall be the priest’s property.#Literally “to/for the priest it shall be his property”
22“ ‘And if he consecrates for Yahweh his acquired#Or “purchased” field that is not the field of his inherited possession, 23then#Or “and” the priest shall calculate for him the amount#Literally “number” of your proper value until the year of the Jubilee, and he shall give your proper value on that day as a holy object for Yahweh. 24In the Year of the Jubilee the field shall return to the one who bought it from him, to the one whose property the land is. 25And every proper value of yours shall be in the sanctuary’s shekel—the shekel shall be twenty gerahs.
26“ ‘However, a man shall not consecrate a firstborn among livestock, which belongs as firstborn to Yahweh; whether an ox or#Literally “whether” or “if” small livestock, it is for Yahweh. 27And if it is among the unclean animals, then#Or “and” he shall ransom it according to your proper value, and he shall add a fifth of its value onto it; and if it is not redeemed, then#Or “and” it shall be sold according to your proper value. 28However, anything devoted#Or “permanently set apart”; a different Hebrew word than previously translated “consecrated” in this chapter that a man has devoted to Yahweh from all that he has,#Literally “from all that is for him” from human or#Or “and” animal, or#Or “and” from the field of his property, may not be sold, and it may not be redeemed; anything devoted is a most holy thing#Literally “a holy thing of holy things” for Yahweh. 29Anyone devoted who is devoted from human beings#Literally “the human” cannot be ransomed—he shall surely be put to death.
30“ ‘And any tithe of the land from the land’s seed or from the fruit of the trees is for Yahweh; it is a holy object for Yahweh. 31And if a man indeed redeems from his tithe, he shall add a fifth of its value onto it. 32As for#Or “And” every tithe of cattle or#Or “and” of the flock,#The Hebrew term refers collectively to both sheep and goats (small livestock animals) all which crosses under the rod, the tenth shall be a holy object for Yahweh. 33He shall not inspect between the good and the bad, and he shall not exchange it; but#Or “and” if he indeed exchanges it, then#Or “and” it and its substitution shall be#Literally “it shall be and its substitution shall be” a holy object—it shall not be redeemed.’ ”
34These are the commands that Yahweh commanded Moses for the Israelites#Literally “sons/children of Israel” on Mount Sinai.#Literally “the mountain of Sinai”
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