Leviticus 27:1-27:34

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Redeeming What Is the Lord's

27 The Lord said🗣️ to Moses👴🏽, 2 "Speak🗣️ to2️⃣ the Israelites👥 and say🗣️ to2️⃣ them👥: 'If 🅰️anyone1️⃣ ⛏️⚒️makes🛠️🔨 a🅰️ special vow to2️⃣ dedicate a🅰️ person👤 to2️⃣ the Lord by giving the equivalent value, 3 set the value of a🅰️ male♂️ ➡️between⬅️ the ages of twenty2️⃣0️⃣ and sixty6️⃣0️⃣ at fifty5️⃣0️⃣ shekels of silver🥈, 🅰️according to2️⃣ the sanctuary shekel; 4 for4️⃣ a🅰️ female♀️, set her value 🅰️at thirty3️⃣0️⃣ shekels; 5 for4️⃣ a🅰️ person👤 ➡️between⬅️ the ages of five5️⃣ and twenty2️⃣0️⃣, set the value of a🅰️ male♂️ 🅰️at twenty2️⃣0️⃣ shekels 🅰️and of a🅰️ female♀️ 🅰️at ten🔟 shekels; 6 for4️⃣ a🅰️ person👤 ➡️between⬅️ one1️⃣ month📅 and five5️⃣ years📅, set the value of a🅰️ male♂️ 5️⃣at five5️⃣ shekels of silver🥈 🅰️and that of a🅰️ female♀️ 🅰️at three3️⃣ shekels of silver🥈; 7 for4️⃣ a🅰️ person👤 sixty6️⃣0️⃣ years📅 old👴👵 🅾️or more, set the value of a🅰️ male♂️ 🅰️at fifteen1️⃣5️⃣ shekels 🅰️and of a🅰️ female♀️ 🅰️at ten🔟 shekels. 8 If 🅰️anyone1️⃣ ⛏️⚒️making🛠️🔨 the vow is too2️⃣ poor to2️⃣ 💰pay💰 the specified 🅰️amount, the person👤 🐝being dedicated is to2️⃣ be🐝 🎁presented to2️⃣ the priest🤵, who will set the value 🅰️according to2️⃣ what the one1️⃣ ⛏️⚒️making🛠️🔨 the vow can 🅰️afford💰.

9 "'If what they👥 vowed is 🅰️an 🐬🐟🦈🐙🐨🐼🐺🦊🦁🐯🦀🐍🐧🦌🐘 🦏🐿️🦅🦑🐊animal🐌🦂🦇🐻🐅🐆🐒🦍🐳🐋 that is 🅰️acceptable☑️ 🅰️as 🅰️an 🅾️offering to2️⃣ the Lord, such 🅰️an 🐬🐟🦈🐙🐨🐼🐺🦊🦁🐯🦀🐍🐧🦌🐘 🦏🐿️🦅🦑🐊animal🐌🦂🦇🐻🐅🐆🐒🦍🐳🐋 given to2️⃣ the Lord 🐝becomes holy😇. 10 They👥 must ❌not❌ exchange it 🅾️or substitute a🅾️ good👍👌👌 one1️⃣ for4️⃣ a🅰️ bad👎 one1️⃣, 🅾️or a🅰️ bad👎 one1️⃣ for4️⃣ a🅰️ good👍👌👌 one1️⃣; if they👥 should substitute 1️⃣one 🐬🐟🦈🐙🐨🐼🐺🦊🦁🐯🦀🐍🐧🦌🐘 🦏🐿️🦅🦑🐊animal🐌🦂🦇🐻🐅🐆🐒🦍🐳🐋 for4️⃣ 🅰️another, both it 🅰️and the substitute 🐝become holy😇. 11 If what they👥 vowed is a🅰️ ceremonially 🛀unclean 🐬🐟🦈🐙🐨🐼🐺🦊🦁🐯🦀🐍🐧🦌🐘 🦏🐿️🦅🦑🐊animal🐌🦂🦇🐻🐅🐆🐒🦍🐳🐋 ➖ one1️⃣ that is ❌not❌ 🅰️acceptable☑️ 🅰️as 🅰️an 🅾️offering to2️⃣ the Lord ➖ the 🐬🐟🦈🐙🐨🐼🐺🦊🦁🐯🦀🐍🐧🦌🐘 🦏🐿️🦅🦑🐊animal🐌🦂🦇🐻🐅🐆🐒🦍🐳🐋 must 🐝be 🎁presented to2️⃣ the priest🤵,12 who will judge👩‍⚖️ its quality 🅰️as good👍👌👌 🅾️or bad👎. Whatever value the priest🤵 then sets, that is what it will be🐝. 13 If the owner wishes🌠 to2️⃣ redeem the 🐬🐟🦈🐙🐨🐼🐺🦊🦁🐯🦀🐍🐧🦌🐘 🦏🐿️🦅🦑🐊animal🐌🦂🦇🐻🐅🐆🐒🦍🐳🐋, a🅰️ fifth5️⃣ must 🐝be ➕added➕ to2️⃣ its value.

14 "'If 🅰️anyone1️⃣ dedicates their house🏠 🅰️as something holy😇 to2️⃣ the Lord, the priest🤵 will judge👩‍⚖️ its quality 🅰️as good👍👌👌 🅾️or bad👎. Whatever value the priest🤵 then sets, so🅾️ it will remain. 15 If the one1️⃣ who dedicates their house🏠 wishes🌠 to2️⃣ redeem it, they👥 must ➕add➕ a🅰️ fifth5️⃣ to2️⃣ its value, 🅰️and the house🏠 will 🅰️again 🐝become theirs.

16 "'If 🅰️anyone1️⃣ dedicates to2️⃣ the Lord part of their family👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 land🗺️, its value is to2️⃣ be🐝 set 🅰️according to2️⃣ the 🅰️amount of seed required for4️⃣ it ➖ fifty5️⃣0️⃣ shekels of silver🥈 to2️⃣ a🅰️ homer of barley seed. 17 If they👥 dedicate a🅰️ field🏞️ during the Year📅 of 🎉Jubilee🎉, the value that has 🐝been set remains. 18 But if they👥 dedicate 🅰️a field🏞️ 🅰️after the 🎉Jubilee🎉, the priest🤵 will determine🤔💭 the value 🅰️according to2️⃣ the number#️⃣ of years📅 that remain until the next Year📅 of 🎉Jubilee🎉, 🅰️and its set value will be🐝 reduced. 19 If the one1️⃣ who dedicates the field🏞️ wishes🌠 to2️⃣ redeem it, they👥 must ➕add➕ a🅰️ fifth5️⃣ to2️⃣ its value, 🅰️and the field🏞️ will 🅰️again 🐝become theirs. 20 If, however, they👥 do ❎not❎ redeem the field🏞️, 🅾️or if they👥 have 💰sold💰 it to2️⃣ someone1️⃣ else, it can never be🐝 redeemed. 21 When the field🏞️ is released in the 🎉Jubilee🎉, it will 🐝become holy😇, like a🅰️ field🏞️ devoted🗳️ to2️⃣ the Lord; it will 🐝become 🤵priestly property🏡.

22 "'If 🅰️anyone1️⃣ dedicates to2️⃣ the Lord 🅰️a field🏞️ they👥 have 💰bought💰, which is ❎not❎ part of their family👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 land🗺️, 23 the priest🤵 will determine🤔💭 its value up🆙 to2️⃣ the Year📅 of 🎉Jubilee🎉, 🅰️and the owner must 💰pay💰 its value on🔛 that ☀️day☀️ 🅰️as something holy😇 to2️⃣ the Lord.24 In the Year📅 of 🎉Jubilee🎉 the field🏞️ will revert to2️⃣ the person👤 from whom it was 💰bought💰, the one1️⃣ whose land🗺️ it was. 25 Every value is to2️⃣ be🐝 set 🅰️according to2️⃣ the sanctuary shekel, twenty2️⃣0️⃣ gerahs to2️⃣ the shekel.

26 "'❎No❎ one1️⃣, however, may dedicate the 🥇firstborn🤰 of 🅰️an 🐬🐟🦈🐙🐨🐼🐺🦊🦁🐯🦀🐍🐧🦌🐘 🦏🐿️🦅🦑🐊animal🐌🦂🦇🐻🐅🐆🐒🦍🐳🐋, since the 🥇firstborn🤰 🅰️already 🐝belongs↔️ to2️⃣ the Lord; whether 🅰️an ox🐂🐃 🅾️or a🅰️ 🐏sheep🐑, it is the Lord's. 27 If it is one1️⃣ of the 🛀unclean 🐬🐟🦈🐙🐨🐼🐺🦊🦁🐯🦀🐍🐧🦌🐘 🦏🐿️🦅🦑🐊animals🐌🦂🦇🐻🐅🐆🐒🦍🐳🐋, it may 🐝be 💰bought💰 back🔙 🅰️at its set value, ➕adding➕ a🅰️ fifth5️⃣ of the value to2️⃣ it. If it is ❎not❎ redeemed, it is to2️⃣ be🐝 💰sold💰 🅰️at its set value.

28 "'But nothing that a🅰️ person👤 owns 🅰️and devotes 2️⃣to the Lord ➖ whether a🅰️ human 🐝being 🅾️or 🅰️an 🐬🐟🦈🐙🐨🐼🐺🦊🦁🐯🦀🐍🐧🦌🐘 🦏🐿️🦅🦑🐊animal🐌🦂🦇🐻🐅🐆🐒🦍🐳🐋 🅾️or family👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 land🗺️ ➖ may 🐝be 💰sold💰 🅾️or redeemed; everything so🅾️ devoted is most holy😇 to2️⃣ the Lord.

29 "'❎No❎ person👤 devoted to2️⃣ 💥destruction💥 may be🐝 ransomed; they👥 🅰️are to2️⃣ be🐝 put to2️⃣ 💀death💀.

30 "'A🅰️ tithe of everything from the land🗺️, whether grain🌽 from the soil 🅾️or 🍇🍈🍉🍊🍋🍌🍍fruit🍎🍏🍐🍑🍒🍓🥝 from the 🌲🌳trees🌴🌵, 🐝belongs to2️⃣ the Lord; it is holy😇 to2️⃣ the Lord. 31 Whoever would redeem 🅰️any of their tithe must ➕add➕ a🅰️ fifth5️⃣ of the value to2️⃣ it. 32 Every tithe of the 🐮🐄🐷🐖🐗🐪🐫herd🐏🐑🐔🐓🐣🐤🐥 and 🐮🐄🐷🐖🐗🐪🐫flock🐏🐑🐔🐓🐣🐤🐥 ➖ every 🔟tenth 🐬🐟🦈🐙🐨🐼🐺🦊🦁🐯🦀🐍🐧🦌🐘 🦏🐿️🦅🦑🐊animal🐌🦂🦇🐻🐅🐆🐒🦍🐳🐋 that passes under⬇️ the shepherd's rod ➖ will be🐝 holy😇 to2️⃣ the Lord. 33 ❎No❎ one1️⃣ may pick out the good👍👌👌 from the bad👎 🅾️or make 🅰️any substitution. If 🅰️anyone1️⃣ does ⛏️⚒️make🛠️🔨 a🅰️ substitution, both the 🐬🐟🦈🐙🐨🐼🐺🦊🦁🐯🦀🐍🐧🦌🐘 🦏🐿️🦅🦑🐊animal🐌🦂🦇🐻🐅🐆🐒🦍🐳🐋 and its substitute 🐝become holy😇 🅰️and ❎cannot❎ be🐝 redeemed.'"

34 These 🅰️are the commands🗣️ the Lord gave Moses👴🏽 🅰️at Mount🏔️ Sinai for4️⃣ the Israelites👥.

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