Leviticus 27

1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord said to Moses,

2 "Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, 'When a man makes a vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by your valuation.

Say to the children of Israel, If a man makes a special oath, you will give your decision as to the value of the persons for the Lord.

3 Your valuation shall be of a male from twenty years old even to sixty years old, even your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

And you will put the value of a male from twenty years to sixty years old at fifty shekels of silver, by the scale of the holy place.

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

And if it is a female, the value will be thirty shekels.

5 If the person is from five years old even to twenty years old, then your valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels.

And if the person is from five to twenty years old, the value will be twenty shekels for a male, and ten for a female.

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

And if the person is from one month to five years old, then the value for a male will be five shekels of silver, and for a female three shekels.

7 If the person is from sixty years old and upward; if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.

And for sixty years old and over, for a male the value will be fifteen shekels, and for a female, ten.

8 But if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him who vowed shall the priest value him.

But if he is poorer than the value which you have put on him, then let him be taken to the priest, and the priest will put a value on him, such as it is possible for him to give.

9 "'If it is an animal, of which men offer an offering to the LORD, all that any man gives of such to the LORD becomes holy.

And if it is a beast of which men make offerings to the Lord, whatever any man gives of such to the Lord will be holy.

10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change animal for animal, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy.

It may not be changed in any way, a good given for a bad, or a bad for a good; if one beast is changed for another, the two will be holy.

11 If it is any unclean animal, of which they do not offer as an offering to the LORD, then he shall set the animal before the priest;

And if it is any unclean beast, of which offerings are not made to the Lord, then let him take the beast before the priest;

12 and the priest shall value it, whether it is good or bad. As you the priest values it, so shall it be.

And let the priest put a value on it, if it is good or bad; whatever value the priest puts on it, so will it be.

13 But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of it to its valuation.

But if he has a desire to get it back for himself, let him give a fifth more than your value.

14 "'When a man dedicates his house to be holy to the LORD, then the priest shall evaluate it, whether it is good or bad: as the priest shall evaluate it, so shall it stand.

And if a man has given his house as holy to the Lord, then the priest will put a value on it, if it is good or bad; as the priest gives decision so will the value be fixed.

15 If he who dedicates it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall be his.

And if the owner has a desire to get back his house, let him give a fifth more than your value, and it will be his.

16 "'If a man dedicates to the LORD part of the field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it: the sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

And if a man gives to the Lord part of the field which is his property, then let your value be in relation to the seed which is planted in it; a measure of barley grain will be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

17 If he dedicates his field from the Year of Jubilee, according to your valuation it shall stand.

If he gives his field from the year of Jubilee, the value will be fixed by your decision.

18 But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall reckon to him the money according to the years that remain to the Year of Jubilee; and an abatement shall be made from your valuation.

But if he gives his field after the year of Jubilee, the amount of the money will be worked out by the priest in relation to the number of years till the coming year of Jubilee, and the necessary amount will be taken off your value.

19 If he who dedicated the field will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall remain his.

And if the man who has given the field has a desire to get it back, let him give a fifth more than the price at which it was valued and it will be his.

20 If he will not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more;

But if he has no desire to get it back, or if he has given it for a price to another man, it may not be got back again.

21 but the field, when it goes out in the Jubilee, shall be holy to the LORD, as a field devoted; it shall be owned by the priests.

But the field, when it becomes free at the year of Jubilee, will be holy to the Lord, as a field given under oath: it will be the property of the priest.

22 "'If he dedicates to the LORD a field which he has bought, which is not of the field of his possession,

And if a man gives to the Lord a field which he has got for money from another, which is not part of his heritage;

23 then 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 thing to the LORD.

Then the value fixed by you up to the year of Jubilee will be worked out for him by the priest, and in that day he will give the amount of your value as holy to the Lord.

24 In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongs.

In the year of Jubilee the field will go back to him from whom he got it, that is, to him whose heritage it was.

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

And let all your values be based on the shekel of the holy place, that is, twenty gerahs to the shekel.

26 "'Only the firstborn among animals, which is made a firstborn to the LORD, no man may dedicate it; whether an ox or sheep, it is the LORD's.

But a man may not give by oath to the Lord the first-fruits of cattle which are offered to the Lord: if it is an ox or a sheep it is the Lord's.

27 If it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back according to your valuation, and shall add to it the fifth part of it: or if it isn't redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

And if it is an unclean beast, then the owner of it may give money to get it back, in agreement with the value fixed by you, by giving a fifth more; or if it is not taken back, let it be given for money in agreement with your valuing.

28 "'Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote to the LORD of all that he has, whether of man or animal, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy to the LORD.

But nothing which a man has given completely to the Lord, out of all his property, of man or beast, or of the land which is his heritage, may be given away or got back in exchange for money; anything completely given is most holy to the Lord.

29 "'No one devoted, who shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

Any man given completely to the Lord may not be got back: he is certainly to be put to death.

30 "'All the 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.

And every tenth part of the land, of the seed planted, or of the fruit of trees, is holy to the Lord.

31 If a man redeems anything of his tithe, he shall add a fifth part to it.

And if a man has a desire to get back any of the tenth part which he has given, let him give a fifth more.

32 All the tithe of the herds or the flocks, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the LORD.

And a tenth part of the herd and of the flock, whatever goes under the rod of the valuer, will be holy to the Lord.

33 He shall not search whether it is good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he changes it at all, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy. It shall not be redeemed.'"

He may not make search to see if it is good or bad, or make any changes in it; and if he makes exchange of it for another, the two will be holy; he will not get them back again.

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

These are the orders which the Lord gave to Moses for the children of Israel in Mount Sinai.