Leviticus 27
The Lord sets the prices for vows made to Him, with different values assigned to people based on age and sex, and to animals and fields based on their worth. If someone is too poor to pay the set price, the priest will determine a fair amount. Vowed items cannot be exchanged or redeemed, except in certain cases where a fifth of the value must be added. The Lord also claims ownership of firstborn animals and all tithes, which can be redeemed by adding a fifth of their value.
And the Lord spoke to Moses, sayingSpeak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: The man who will have made a vow and espoused his soul to God shall give the price according to the estimationIf it is a male from twenty years to sixty years, he shall give fifty shekels of silver, by the measure of the Sanctuaryif it is a woman, thirtyBut from the fifth year until the twentieth, a male shall give twenty shekels; a female, tenFrom one month until the fifth year, for a male, five shekels shall be given; for a female, threeAt sixty years and beyond, a male shall give fifteen shekels; a female, tenIf he is poor, and he does not have the means to pay the estimation, he shall stand before the priest, and however much he will value him and see that he is able to pay, so much shall he giveBut an animal which could be immolated to the Lord, if anyone has vowed it, shall be holyand it cannot be exchanged, that is, neither better for worse, nor worse for better. And if he has exchanged it, both that which was exchanged, and that for which it was exchanged shall be consecrated to the LordAn unclean animal which could not be sacrificed to the Lord, if anyone has vowed it, shall be led before the priestwho, judging whether it is either good or bad, shall set the priceBut if he who offers it was willing to give, he shall add a fifth part above the estimationIf a man has vowed his house, and he has sanctified it to the Lord, the priest shall examine it, whether it is good or bad, and it shall be sold according to the price which he will have establishedBut if he who vowed it was willing to redeem it, he shall give a fifth part beyond the estimation, and he shall have the houseBut if he has vowed a field of his possession, and has consecrated it to the Lord, the price shall be estimated according to the measure of the seed. If the land would be sown with thirty measures of barley, then let it be sold for fifty shekels of silverIf he has vowed his field beginning from the current year of Jubilee, as much as it may be worth, so shall it be estimatedBut if, after some amount of time, the priest shall evaluate the money according to the number of years that remain until the Jubilee, then the price shall be reducedBut if he who had vowed it, was willing to redeem his field, he shall add a fifth part of the money to the estimation, and then he shall possess itBut if he is not willing to redeem it, then it shall be sold to any other; he who vowed it is no longer able to redeem itFor when the day of Jubilee arrives, it shall be sanctified to the Lord. And as a possession that has been consecrated, it rightfully belongs to the priestIf a field has been bought, and it is not from the possession of ancestors, it shall be sanctified to the LordThe priest shall evaluate the price according to the number of years until the Jubilee; and the one who had vowed it shall give to the LordThen, in the Jubilee, it shall be returned to the former owner, the one who had sold it and who had held it within the lot of his possessionAll estimation shall be weighed according to the shekel of the Sanctuary. A shekel has twenty obolsThe firstborn, which belong to the Lord, no one is able to sanctify or vow, whether it is an ox, or a sheep, they are for the LordBut if it is an unclean animal, whoever offers it shall redeem it, according to your estimation, and he shall add a fifth part to the price. If he is not willing to redeem it, it shall be sold to another for whatever amount it was estimated by youAll that is consecrated to the Lord, whether it is a man, or an animal, or a field, shall not be sold; neither is it able to be redeemed. Anything, once it has been consecrated, shall be the Holy of holies to the LordAnd all that has been consecrated, which is offered by man, shall not be redeemed, but shall surely dieAll the tithes of the land, whether from the grain, or from the fruits of trees, are for the Lord and are sanctified to himBut if anyone is willing to redeem his tithes, he shall add a fifth part to themOut of all the tithes of oxen, and sheep, and goats, which cross under the rod of the shepherd, every tenth one that arrives shall be sanctified to the LordIt shall not be chosen by what is good or bad; neither shall it be exchanged for another. If anyone has exchanged it, both that which was exchanged, and that for which it was exchanged, shall be sanctified to the Lord and shall not be redeemedThese are the precepts, which the Lord commanded Moses for the sons of Israel on mount Sinai
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