Leviticus 27

1 The Lord told Moses,

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

2 “Tell the Israelites: When you make a special promise to dedicate someone to the Lord, these are the values you are to use.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If a man make a particular vow, [to give] the estimated value of persons in honor of the Lord:

3 The value of a man aged twenty to sixty is fifty shekels of silver, (using the sanctuary shekel standard).

If the estimated value concern a male from twenty years old, and unto sixty years old, then shall the estimation be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

4 The value of a woman is thirty shekels.

And if it be a female, then shall the estimation be thirty shekels.

5 The value of someone aged five to twenty is twenty shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female.

And if [the person be] from five years old and unto twenty years old, then shall the estimation of the male be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

6 The value of someone aged one month to five years is five shekels of silver for a male and three shekels of silver for a female.

And if [the person be] from a month old and unto five years old, then shall the estimation of the male be five shekels of silver, and for the female the estimation [shall be] three shekels of silver.

7 The value of someone aged sixty or older is fifteen shekels for a male and ten shekels of silver for a female.

And if [the person be] from sixty years old and upward, if it be a male, then shall the estimation be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

8 However, if when you fulfill your promise you are poorer than the fixed value, you are to present the person before the priest, who will then set the value depending on what you can afford.

But if he be too poor for this estimation, then shall he present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability to pay of him that hath vowed shall the priest value him.

9 If when you fulfill your promise you bring an animal that is permitted as an offering to the Lord, the animal given to the Lord shall be considered holy.

And if it he a beast, whereof men can bring an offering unto the Lord, all that a man giveth of such unto the Lord shall be holy.

10 You are not allowed to replace it or swap it, either for one that is better or one that is worse. However, if you do replace it then both animals become holy.

He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad one, or a bad for a good one; and if he should change beast for beast, then shall it together with its exchange be holy.

11 If when you fulfill your promise you bring any unclean animal that is not permitted as an offering to the Lord, then you must show the animal to the priest.

And if it be any unclean beast, of which they cannot offer a sacrifice unto the Lord, then shall he present the beast before the priest:

12 The priest will decide its value, whether high or low. Whatever value the priest places on it is final.

And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad; as the priest valueth it, so shall it be.

13 If you then decide to buy the animal back, you have to add one fifth to its value in payment.

And if he will redeem it, then shall he add a fifth part thereof unto the estimated value.

14 If you dedicate your house as holy to the Lord, then the priest will decide its value, whether high or low. Whatever value the priest places on it remains final.

And if a man sanctify his house as holy unto the Lord, then shall the priest value it, whether it be good or bad; as the priest may value it, so shall it stand.

15 But if you want to buy back your house, you have to add one fifth to its value in payment. Then it will belong to you again.

And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then shall he add the fifth part of the money of the estimated value unto it, and it shall remain his.

16 If you dedicate some of your land to the Lord, then its value shall be determined by the amount of seed required to sow it: fifty shekels of silver for every homer of barley seed used.

And if a man sanctify some part of a field of his possession unto the Lord, then shall the estimation be in proportion to its required seed: the seed of a chomer of barley at fifty shekels of silver.

17 If you dedicate your field during the Jubilee Year, the value will be the full amount calculated.

If immediately after the year of the jubilee he sanctify his field, according to this estimation shall it stand.

18 But if you dedicate your field after the Jubilee, the priest will work out the value depending on the number of years left until the next Jubilee Year, so reducing the value.

But if after the jubilee he sanctify his field, then shall the priest reckon unto him the money in proportion to the years that remain, until the year of the jubilee, and it shall be deducted from the estimation.

19 But if you want to buy your field back, you have to add one fifth to its value in payment. Then it will belong to you again.

And if he that sanctified the field will redeem it, then shall he add the fifth part of the money of the estimated value unto it, and it shall be assured to him.

20 But if you don't buy the field back, or if you've already sold it to someone else, it can't ever be bought back.

But if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.

21 When the Jubilee comes, the field will become holy, in the same way as a field devoted to the Lord. It will become the property of the priests.

But the field, when it is freed in the jubilee, shall be holy unto the Lord, as a devoted field: to the priest shall it belong as his possession.

22 If you dedicate to the Lord a field you've bought that was not part of your original property,

And if a man sanctify a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession, unto the Lord:

23 the priest will work out the value until the next Jubilee Year. You will pay on that day the exact value, giving it as a holy offering to the Lord.

Then shall the priest reckon unto him the amount of the estimated value to the year of the jubilee; and he shall give this estimation on that day, as a holy thing unto the Lord.

24 In the Jubilee Year, ownership the field shall revert back to the person you bought it from—to the original owner of the land.

In the year of the jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom he bought it, to the one to whom belongeth the possession of the land.

25 (All values will use the sanctuary shekel standard of twenty gerahs to the shekel.)

And all estimations of value shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

26 No one is allowed to dedicate the firstborn of the livestock, because the firstborn belong to the Lord. Whether they are cattle, sheep, or goats, they are the Lord's.

Only the first-born which shall, by being first born, be sacred unto the Lord among cattle, no man shall sanctify; whether it be ox, or lamb, it is the Lord's.

27 But if it is an unclean animal, then you can buy it back according to its value, adding on one fifth extra. If it's not bought back, then it is to be sold according to its value.

And if it be an unclean animal, then shall he redeem it according to the estimated value, and he shall add its fifth part thereto; and if it be not redeemed, then shall it be sold according to the estimated value.

28 Anything that you specially dedicate to the Lord from what you own, whether it's a person, an animal, or your land, can't be sold or bought back. Anything specially dedicated if most holy to the Lord.

But any devoted thing, which a man may devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall not be sold nor redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord.

29 No one who is specially dedicated to destruction can be bought back. They must be killed.

Any one condemned, who shall be condemned to death among men, shall not be redeemed: he shall be put to death.

30 Tithe from your crops or fruit belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.

And every tithe of the land, of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, belongeth to the Lord; it is holy unto the Lord.

31 If you want to buy back some of your tithe, you must add on one fifth to its value.

And if a man will redeem any part of his tithe, its fifth part shall he add thereto.

32 When you count your herds and flocks, every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd's rod is holy to the Lord.

And concerning the tithe of the herds, or of the flocks, whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord.

33 You must not examine it to see if it's good or bad, and you must not replace it. However, if you do replace it then both animals become holy; they can't be bought back.”

He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he should change it, then both it and the exchange thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.

34 These are the laws the Lord gave to Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.

These are the commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses for the children on mount Sinai.