Leviticus 27
27
Redeeming Persons and Property Dedicated to God
1Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: #Lev. 7:16; Num. 6:2; Deut. 23:21–23; Judg. 11:30, 31, 39‘When a man consecrates by a vow certain persons to the Lord, according to your valuation, 3if your valuation is of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, #Ex. 30:13; Lev. 27:25; Num. 3:47; 18:16according to the shekel of the sanctuary. 4If it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels; 5and if from five years old up to twenty years old, then your valuation for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels; 6and if from a month old up to five years old, then your valuation for a male shall be five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver; 7and if from sixty years old and above, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.
8‘But if he is too poor to pay your valuation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall set a value for #Lev. 5:11; 14:21–24him; according to the ability of him who vowed, the priest shall value him.
9‘If it is an animal that men may bring as an offering to the Lord, all that anyone gives to the Lord shall be holy. 10He shall not substitute it or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good; and if he at all exchanges animal for animal, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be #Lev. 27:33holy. 11If it is an unclean animal which they do not offer as a sacrifice to the Lord, then he shall present the animal before the priest; 12and the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as you, the priest, value it, so it shall be. 13#Lev. 6:5; 22:14; 27:15, 19But if he wants at all to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth to your valuation.
14‘And when a man dedicates his house to be holy to the Lord, then the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand. 15If he who dedicated it wants to redeem his house, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall be his.
16‘If a man dedicates to the Lord part of a field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it. A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. 17If he dedicates his field from the Year of Jubilee, according to your valuation it shall stand. 18But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall #Lev. 25:15, 16, 28reckon to him the money due according to the years that remain till the Year of Jubilee, and it shall be deducted from your valuation. 19And if he who dedicates the field ever wishes to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall belong to him. 20But if he does not want to redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore; 21but the field, #Lev. 25:10, 28, 31when it is released in the Jubilee, shall be holy to the Lord, as a #Lev. 27:28devoted field; it shall be #Num. 18:14; Ezek. 44:29the possession of the priest.
22‘And if a man dedicates to the Lord a field which he has bought, which is not the field of #Lev. 25:10, 25his possession, 23then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your valuation, up to the Year of Jubilee, and he shall give your valuation on that day as a holy offering to the Lord. 24#Lev. 25:10–13, 28In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, to the one who owned the land as a possession. 25And all your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: #Ex. 30:13; Lev. 27:3; Num. 3:47; 18:16; Ezek. 45:12twenty gerahs to the shekel.
26‘But the #Ex. 13:2, 12; 22:30firstborn of the animals, which should be the Lord’s firstborn, no man shall dedicate; whether it is an ox or sheep, it is the Lord’s. 27And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall redeem it according to your valuation, and #Lev. 27:11, 12shall add one-fifth to it; or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.
28#Lev. 27:21; Num. 18:14; Josh. 6:17–19‘Nevertheless no devoted offering that a man may devote to the Lord of all that he has, both man and beast, or the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted offering is most holy to the Lord. 29#Num. 21:2No person under the ban, who may become doomed to destruction among men, shall be redeemed, but shall surely be put to death. 30And #Gen. 28:22; Num. 18:21, 24; 2 Chr. 31:5, 6, 12; Neh. 13:12; Mal. 3:8all 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 to the Lord. 31#Lev. 27:13If a man wants at all to redeem any of his tithes, he shall add one-fifth to it. 32And concerning the tithe of the herd or the flock, of whatever #Jer. 33:13; Ezek. 20:37; Mic. 7:14passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord. 33He shall not inquire whether it is good or bad, #Lev. 27:10nor shall he exchange it; and if he exchanges it at all, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.’ ”
34#Lev. 26:46; Deut. 4:5; Mal. 4:4These are the commandments which the Lord commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount #Ex. 19:1–6, 25; (Heb. 12:18–29)Sinai.
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Leviticus 27
27
Laws About Vows
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2#Nu 6:2; Dt 23:21–23Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: When a man makes a special vow to the Lord based on the equivalent value#Shorthand for the formula in Lev 5:15. of persons, 3#Ex 30:13; Lev 27:25then the equivalent value of a male from twenty to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels#About 11/4 pounds, or 575 grams; and in v. 16. of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel.#About 2/5 ounce, or 12 grams; and in v. 25. 4If the person is a female, then the equivalent value shall be thirty shekels.#About 12 ounces, or 345 grams. 5If the person is five to twenty years old, then the equivalent value shall be twenty shekels#About 8 ounces, or 230 grams. for a male and ten shekels#About 4 ounces, or 115 grams; and in v. 7. for a female. 6If the person is one month to five years old, then the equivalent value shall be five shekels#About 2 ounces, or 58 grams. for a male and three shekels#About 11/4 ounces, or 35 grams. of silver for a female. 7If the person is sixty years old or older, then the equivalent value shall be fifteen shekels#About 6 ounces, or 175 grams. for a male and ten shekels for a female. 8#Lev 14:21–22But if he is too poor to afford the equivalent value, then he shall present himself before the priest and the priest shall set his value. According to what the person making the vow can afford, so the priest shall set his value.
9And if it be an animal, of which men bring an offering to the Lord, all that any man gives of such to the Lord shall be holy. 10He shall not exchange it nor substitute it, good for bad or bad for good. If he in fact substitutes an animal for another, then both it and its substitute shall be holy. 11If it is any sort of unclean animal that is not permitted as an offering to the Lord, then he shall present the animal before the priest. 12And the priest shall set its value, whether good or bad; according to the equivalent value set by the priest, so shall it be. 13#Lev 27:15; 27:19But if he plans on redeeming it, then he shall add one-fifth to the equivalent value.
14When a man consecrates his house as holy to the Lord, then the priest shall set its value, whether good or bad, according to the equivalent value set by the priest, so shall it be established. 15#Lev 27:13If he who consecrates the house should redeem it, then he shall add one-fifth to its equivalent value, and it shall be his.
16If a man shall consecrate to the Lord some of his land, then the equivalent value shall be according to the seed needed to sow it: fifty shekels of silver per homer#Likely about 300 pounds, or 135 kilograms. of barley seed. 17If he consecrates his field from the Year of Jubilee, the equivalent value shall stay fixed, 18#Lev 25:15–16but if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall calculate for him the price according to the years that remain until the next Year of Jubilee, and the equivalent value shall be reduced. 19And if he who consecrated the field plans on redeeming it, then he shall add one-fifth to the equivalent value, and it will be established as his. 20If he does not redeem the field, but rather sells the field to another man, it may not be redeemed again. 21#Eze 44:29; Nu 18:14; Lev 25:10But when the field is released in the Jubilee, it shall be holy to the Lord as a devoted field; it shall become the possession of the priest.
22#Lev 25:10; 25:25If a man consecrates to the Lord a field that he purchased, which is not part of his land property, 23#Lev 27:18then the priest shall calculate for him the amount of the valuation, up to the Year of Jubilee, and he shall give your valuation on that day as a holy thing to the Lord. 24#Lev 25:28In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought, to him to whom the property of land belongs. 25#Ex 30:13; Nu 3:47All your estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: Twenty gerahs#About 1/50 ounce or 0.6 gram. shall be one shekel.
26#Ex 13:2; 13:12–13A firstborn of animals, which as firstborn belongs to the Lord, no man may consecrate; whether ox or sheep, it is the Lord’s. 27If it is among the unclean animals, then he shall ransom it at the equivalent value and shall add one-fifth to it, but if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold at the equivalent value.
28#Jos 6:17–19; Ex 22:20Anything that a man shall devote to the Lord from all that he has, whether human, animal, or land, shall not be sold or redeemed. Every devoted thing is most holy to the Lord.
29No one devoted of men, who shall be doomed to death, shall be redeemed; he shall surely be put to death.
30#Ge 28:22; 14:20Any tithe of the land, whether seed of the land or fruit of the trees, belongs to the Lord. It is holy to the Lord. 31If a man plans on redeeming some of his tithe, he shall add one-fifth to it. 32#Jer 33:13; Eze 20:37Any tithe of herd or flock, all that passes under the counting staff, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord. 33#Lev 27:10A person shall not differentiate between good or bad, nor shall he make a substitute for it, but if he does, then both it and its substitute shall be holy. It shall not be redeemed.
34#Lev 26:46These are the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai.
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