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Leviticus 27

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Leviticus 27 Bible text

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Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

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And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

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“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘When a man consecrates a person to Yahweh in a vow, according to your valuation,

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Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall accomplish a vow, the persons shall be for Jehovah by thy estimation.

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your valuation of a male from twenty years old to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel or about

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And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

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

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

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

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And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

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If the person is from a month old 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.

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

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

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

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But if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall assign a value to him. The priest shall assign a value according to his ability to pay.

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But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him that vowed shall the priest value him.

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“‘If it is an animal of which men offer an offering to Yahweh, all that any man gives of such to Yahweh becomes holy.

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And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an oblation unto Jehovah, all that any man giveth of such unto Jehovah shall be holy.

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He shall not alter it, nor exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good. If he shall at all exchange animal for animal, then both it and that for which it is exchanged shall be holy.

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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 beast for beast, then both it and that for which it is changed shall be holy.

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

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And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer an oblation unto Jehovah, then he shall set the beast before the priest;

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and the priest shall evaluate it, whether it is good or bad. As the priest evaluates it, so it shall be.

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and the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou the priest valuest it, so shall it be.

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

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But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.

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“‘When a man dedicates his house to be holy to Yahweh, then the priest shall evaluate it, whether it is good or bad. As the priest evaluates it, so it shall stand.

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And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto Jehovah, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.

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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.

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And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his.

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“‘If a man dedicates to Yahweh part of the field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it. The sowing of a homer or 6 bushels of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels or about

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And if a man shall sanctify unto Jehovah part of the field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the sowing thereof: the sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

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

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If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy estimation it shall stand.

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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.

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But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain unto the year of jubilee; and an abatement shall be made from thy estimation.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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but the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto Jehovah, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s.

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“‘If he dedicates a field to Yahweh which he has bought, which is not of the field of his possession,

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And if he sanctify unto Jehovah a field which he hath bought, which is not of the field of his possession;

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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 Yahweh.

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then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation unto the year of jubilee: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto Jehovah.

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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.

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

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

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And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

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“‘However the firstborn among animals, which belongs to Yahweh as a firstborn, no man may dedicate, whether an ox or a sheep. It is Yahweh’s.

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Only the firstling among beasts, which is made a firstling to Jehovah, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox or sheep, it is Jehovah’s.

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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.

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And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall ransom it according to thine estimation, and shall add unto it the fifth part thereof: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation.

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“‘Notwithstanding, no devoted thing that a man devotes to Yahweh of all that he has, whether of man or animal, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed. Everything that is permanently devoted is most holy to Yahweh.

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Notwithstanding, no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto Jehovah of all that he hath, whether of man or beast, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto Jehovah.

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“‘No one devoted to destruction, who shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed. He shall surely be put to death.

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No one devoted, that shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

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“‘All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is Yahweh’s. It is holy to Yahweh.

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And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is Jehovah’s: it is holy unto Jehovah.

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

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And if a man will redeem aught of his tithe, he shall add unto it the fifth part thereof.

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

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And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto Jehovah.

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He shall not examine whether it is good or bad, neither shall he exchange it. If he exchanges it at all, then both it and that for which it is exchanged shall be holy. It shall not be redeemed.’”

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

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

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These are the commandments, which Jehovah commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.