Leviticus 27 in plain modern English. New Ground English Translation.
spoke to Moses and said,
"Tell the people of Israel: When someone makes a to Yahweh involving the of a person,
here are the values to use: For a male between twenty and sixty years old, the assessed value is fifty of silver, measured by the at the
For a female, the assessed value is thirty shekels.
For someone between five and twenty years old, the assessed value is twenty shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female.
For a child between one month and five years old, the assessed value is five shekels of silver for a male and three shekels of silver for a female.
For someone sixty years old or older, the assessed value is fifteen shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female.
But if the person who made the vow is too poor to pay the assessed value, they must bring the person before the and the will set a value based on what the one who made the vow can actually afford.
"If the vow involves an animal that can be offered as a to Yahweh, any such animal given to Yahweh becomes for
The owner must not swap it out or trade it — not a good one for a bad one, and not a bad one for a good one. If anyone does try to substitute one animal for another, then both the original and the replacement become set apart for God.
"If the vow involves a animal — one that cannot be offered as a gift to Yahweh — the animal must be brought before the priest.
The priest will assess its value, whether high or low. Whatever value the priest sets — that's the price.
If the owner wants to it they must add to whatever value the priest assessed.
"When someone their house as set apart for Yahweh, the priest will assess its value, whether high or low. Whatever value the priest sets — that stands as the official assessment.
If the person who dedicated the house wants to buy it back, they must add one-fifth to the assessed price, and then it becomes theirs again.
"If someone dedicates to Yahweh a portion of their the assessed value will be based on how much it takes to plant it — fifty shekels of silver for every of needed.
If someone dedicates their field starting from the the full assessed value applies.
But if the field is dedicated after the Jubilee, the priest will calculate the price based on the number of years remaining until the next Jubilee, reducing the assessed value accordingly.
If the person who dedicated the field wants to buy it back, they must add one-fifth to the assessed price, and it will be returned to them.
But if they don't buy back the field, or if it has already been sold to someone else, it can never be bought back.
When the field is released at the Jubilee, it will be set apart for Yahweh permanently — like a field that has been It becomes the property of the priests.
"If someone dedicates to Yahweh a field they purchased — one that is not part of their family's inherited land —
the priest will calculate the assessed value based on the years remaining until the Jubilee, and the person must pay that amount on that same day. It is set apart for Yahweh.
In the Jubilee year, the field will go back to the person from whom it was purchased — the one whose family originally inherited the land.
All assessed values must be measured by the standard weight used at the sacred place. One shekel equals twenty
"However, no one may dedicate the of their livestock, because the already belongs to Yahweh — whether it's a cow or a sheep, it is already Yahweh's.
If it's a ritually unacceptable animal, the owner may buy it back at the assessed value plus one-fifth. If it is not bought back, it must be sold at the assessed value.
"But nothing that a person to Yahweh — whether a person, an animal, or family land — may be sold or bought back. Everything devoted is for Yahweh.
No person who has been can be ransomed — they must be put to death.
"A of everything the land produces — whether grain from the fields or fruit from the trees — belongs to Yahweh. It is set apart for Yahweh.
If anyone wants to buy back any of their tenth, they must add one-fifth to its value.
Every tenth animal from the herd or flock — every tenth one that passes under the — is set apart for Yahweh.
The owner must not inspect whether the animal is good or bad, and must not swap it out. If anyone does make a substitution, both the original and the replacement become set apart for God — and neither can be bought back."
These are the that Yahweh gave Moses for the people of Israel on