Leviticus 27
27
1And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man that shall have made a vow, and promised his soul to God, shall give the price according to estimation.
3If it be a man from twenty years old unto sixty years old, he shall give fifty sicles of silver, after the weight of the sanctuary:
4If a woman, thirty.
5But from the fifth year until the twentieth, a man shall give twenty sicles: a woman ten.
6From one month until the fifth year, for a male shall be given five sicles: for a female three.
7A man that is sixty years old or upward shall give fifteen sicles: a woman ten.
8If he be poor, and not able to pay the estimation, he shall stand before the priest: and as much as he shall value him at, and see him able to pay, so much shall he give.
9But a beast that may be sacrificed to the Lord, if any one shall vow, shall be holy,
10And cannot be changed: that is to say, neither a better for a worse, nor a worse for a better. And if he shall change it: both that which was changed, and that for which it was changed, shall be consecrated to the Lord.
11An unclean beast, which cannot be sacrificed to the Lord, if any man shall vow, shall be brought before the priest:
12Who judging whether it be good or bad shall set the price.
13Which, if he that offereth it will give, he shall add above the estimation the fifth part.
14If a man shall vow his house, and sanctify it to the Lord, the priest shall consider it, whether it be good or bad: and it shall be sold according to the price, which he shall appoint.
15But if he that vowed will redeem it, he shall give the fifth part of the estimation over and above: and shall have the house.
16And if he vow the field of his possession, and consecrate it to the Lord, the price shall be rated according to the measure of the seed. If the ground be sown with thirty bushels of barley, let it be sold for fifty sicles of silver.
17If he vow his field immediately from the year of jubilee that is beginning: as much as it may be worth, at so much it shall be rated.
18But if some time after, the priest shall reckon the money according to the number of years that remain until the jubilee, and the price shall be abated.
19And if he that had vowed will redeem his field, he shall add the fifth part of the money of the estimation, and shall possess it.
20And if he will not redeem it, but it be sold to any other man, he that vowed it may not redeem it any more.
21For when the day of jubilee cometh, it shall be sanctified to the Lord: and as a possession consecrated pertaineth to the right of the priests.
22If a field that was bought, and not of a man's ancestors' possession, be sanctified to the Lord:
23The priest shall reckon the price according to the number of years, unto the jubilee. And he that had vowed shall give that to the Lord.
24But in the jubilee it shall return to the former owner, who had sold it, and had it in the lot of his possession.
25All estimation shall be made according to the sicle of the sanctuary. A sicle hath twenty obols.
26The firstborn, which belong to the Lord, no man may sanctify and vow: whether it be bullock, or sheep, they are the Lord's.
27And if it be an unclean beast, he that offereth it shall redeem it, according to thy estimation, and shall add the fifth part of the price. If he will not redeem it, it shall be sold to another for how much soever it was estimated by thee.
28Any thing that is devoted to the Lord, whether it be man, or beast, or field, shall not be sold: neither may it be redeemed. Whatsoever is once consecrated shall be holy of holies to the Lord.
29And any consecration that is offered by man shall not be redeemed, but dying shall die.
30All tithes of the land, whether of corn, or of the fruits of trees, are the Lord's, and are sanctified to him.
31And if any man will redeem his tithes, he shall add the fifth part of them.
32Of all the tithes of oxen, and sheep, and goats, that pass under the shepherd's rod, every tenth that cometh shall be sanctified to the Lord.
33It shall not be chosen neither good nor bad, neither shall it be changed for another. If any man change it: both that which was changed, and that for which it was changed, shall be sanctified to the Lord, and shall not be redeemed.
34These are the precepts which the Lord commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.
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Leviticus 27
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Promises Are Important
1The Lord said to Moses, 2“Tell the people of Israel: ‘Someone might make a special promise to the Lord. He might promise to give himself or another person as a servant to the Lord. That person will then begin to serve the Lord in a special way. The priest must set a certain price for that person. That is the price that would have to be paid to free the person from his special promise to the Lord. 3The price for a man 20 to 60 years old is about 1¼ pounds of silver. (You must use the measure as set by the Holy Place.) 4The price for a woman 20 to 60 years old is about 12 ounces of silver. 5The price for a man 5 to 20 years old is about 8 ounces of silver. The price for a woman 5 to 20 years old is about 4 ounces of silver. 6The price for a baby boy 1 month to 5 years old is about 2 ounces of silver. For a baby girl the price is about 1½ ounces of silver. 7The price for a man 60 years old or older is about 6 ounces of silver. The price for a woman 60 years old or older is about 4 ounces of silver.
8“‘A person might be too poor to pay the price. If he is, bring him to the priest. The priest will decide how much money the person 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 animals, it will become holy. 10That person must not try to put another animal in its place. He must not try to exchange it for something else. He must not try to exchange a good animal for a bad animal. And he must not exchange a bad animal for a good animal. If he tries to exchange animals, both animals will become holy.
11“‘Unclean animals cannot be offered as sacrifices to the Lord. Someone might bring one of them to the Lord. If he does, that animal must be brought to the priest. 12The priest will decide a price for the animal. The price will be according to whether the animal is good or bad. If the priest decides a price, that is the price for the animal. 13If the person wants to buy back the animal, he must add an additional one-fifth to the price.
Value of a House
14“‘A person might give his house as holy to the Lord. If he does, the priest must decide its value. The price will be according to whether the house is good or bad. If the priest decides a price, that is the price for the house. 15But the person who gives the house might want to buy it back. If he does, he must add an additional one-fifth to the price. Then the house will belong to him again.
Value of Land
16“‘A person might give part of his fields to the Lord. The value of those 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. 17The person might give his field at the year of Jubilee. Then its value will be what the priest decides. 18But he might give his field after the Jubilee. If he does, the priest must decide the exact price. He must count the number of years to the next year of Jubilee. Then he will use that number to decide the exact price. 19The person who gave the field might want to buy it back. If he does, he must add one-fifth to that price. Then the field will belong to him again.
20“‘If he does not buy back the field, it will always belong to the priest. If it is sold to someone else, the first person cannot buy it back. 21But the person might not buy back the land. If he doesn’t, at the year of Jubilee, it will remain holy to the Lord. It will belong to the priest forever. It will become the property of the priests.
22“‘Someone may give a field he has bought to the Lord. But it may not be a part of his family land. 23If he gives a field, the priest must count the years to the next Jubilee. He must decide the price for the land. Then that land will belong to the Lord. 24At the year of Jubilee, the land will go back to its first owner. It will go back 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“‘People may give cattle and sheep to the Lord. But if an animal is the first one born to its parent, it already belongs to the Lord. So people may not give these animals again. 27If the animal is unclean, the person must buy it back. The priest will decide the price of the animal. And the person must add one-fifth to that price. If he does not buy it back, the priest must sell it. He will sell it for the price he had decided.
28“‘There is a special kind of gift that people give to the Lord. It may be a person, animal or field from the family property. That gift cannot be bought back or sold. It is most holy to the Lord.
29“‘If a person 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. This includes the crops from fields and the fruit from trees. That one-tenth belongs to the Lord. 31A person might want to get back his tenth. If he does, he must add one-fifth to its price and buy it back.
32“‘The priest will take every tenth animal from a person’s cattle or sheep. It will belong to the Lord. 33The owner should not pick out the good animals from the bad. He should not exchange one animal for another. If he does exchange it, both animals will become holy. They cannot be bought back.’”
34These are the commands the Lord commanded at Mount Sinai. They are for the people of Israel.
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