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1Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

1The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

2“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When a man consecrates by a vow certain persons to the LORD, according to your valuation,

2“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, If anyone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the valuation of persons,

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, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

3then the valuation of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

4If it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels;

4If the person is a female, the 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;

5If the person is from five years old up to twenty years old, the valuation shall be for a male 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;

6If the person is from a month old up to five years old, the valuation shall be for a male five shekels of silver, and for a female the 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.

7And if the person is sixty years old or over, then the valuation for a male 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 him; according to the ability of him who vowed, the priest shall value him.

8And if someone is too poor to pay the valuation, then he shall be made to stand before the priest, and the priest shall value him; the priest shall value him according to what the vower can afford.

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.

9“If the vow is an animal that may be offered as an offering to the LORD, all of it that he gives to the LORD is 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 holy.

10He shall not exchange it or make a substitute for it, good for bad, or bad for good; and if he does in fact substitute one animal for another, then both it and the substitute shall be holy.

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;

11And if it is any unclean animal that may not be offered as an offering to the LORD, then he shall stand 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.

12and the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall be.

13But if he wants at all to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth to your valuation.

13But if he wishes to redeem it, he shall add a fifth to the 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.

14“When a man dedicates his house as a holy gift to the LORD, the priest shall value it as either 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.

15And if the donor wishes to redeem his house, he shall add a fifth to the valuation price, 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.

16“If a man dedicates to the LORD part of the land that is his possession, then the valuation shall be in proportion to its seed. 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.

17If he dedicates his field from the year of jubilee, the valuation shall stand,

18But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall reckon to him the money due according to the years that remain till the Year of Jubilee, and it shall be deducted from your valuation.

18but if he dedicates his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall calculate the price according to the years that remain until the year of jubilee, and a deduction shall be made from the 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.

19And if he who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, then he shall add a fifth to its valuation price, and it shall remain his.

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;

20But if he does not wish to redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore.

21but the field, when it is released in the Jubilee, shall be holy to the LORD, as a devoted field; it shall be the possession of the priest.

21But the field, when it is released in the jubilee, shall be a holy gift to the LORD, like a field that has been devoted. The priest shall be in possession of it.

22‘And if a man dedicates to the LORD a field which he has bought, which is not the field of his possession,

22If he dedicates to the LORD a field that he has bought, which is not a part of his 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.

23then the priest shall calculate the amount of the valuation for it up to the year of jubilee, and the man shall give the valuation on that day as a holy gift to the LORD.

24In 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.

24In the year of jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, to whom the land belongs as a possession.

25And all your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs to the shekel.

25Every valuation shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall make a shekel.

26‘But the firstborn 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.

26“But a firstborn of animals, which as a firstborn belongs to the LORD, no man may dedicate; whether 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 shall add one-fifth to it; or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

27And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back at the valuation, and add a fifth to it; or, if it is not redeemed, it shall be sold at the valuation.

28‘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.

28“But no devoted thing that a man devotes to the LORD, of anything that he has, whether man or beast, or of his inherited field, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the LORD.

29No person under the ban, who may become doomed to destruction among men, shall be redeemed, but shall surely be put to death.

29No one devoted, who is to be devoted for destruction from mankind, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

30And all 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.

30“Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the LORD’s; it is holy to the LORD.

31If a man wants at all to redeem any of his tithes, he shall add one-fifth to it.

31If a man wishes to redeem some of his tithe, he shall add a fifth to it.

32And concerning the tithe of the herd or the flock, of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the LORD.

32And every tithe of herds and flocks, every tenth animal of all that pass under the herdsman’s staff, shall be holy to the LORD.

33He shall not inquire whether it is good or bad, nor 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.’ ”

33One shall not differentiate between good or bad, neither shall he make a substitute for it; and if he does substitute for it, then both it and the substitute shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.”

34These are the commandments which the LORD commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai.

34These are the commandments that the LORD commanded Moses for the people of Israel on Mount Sinai.

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