1 A nd the Lord said to Moses,

Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 S ay to the Israelites, When a man shall make a special vow of persons to the Lord at your valuation,

“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When a man consecrates by a vow certain persons to the Lord, according to your valuation,

3 T hen your valuation of a male from twenty years old to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

if your valuation is of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.

4 A nd if the person is a female, your valuation shall be thirty shekels.

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

5 A nd if the person is from five years old up to twenty years old, then your valuation shall be for the male twenty shekels and for the female ten shekels.

and if from five years old up to twenty years old, then your valuation for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels;

6 A nd if a child is from a month up to five years old, then your valuation shall be for the male five shekels of silver and for the female three shekels.

and if from a month old up to five years old, then your valuation for a male shall be five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver;

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

and if from sixty years old and above, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.

8 B ut if the man is too poor to pay 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 too poor to pay your valuation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall set a value for him; according to the ability of him who vowed, the priest shall value him.

9 I f it is a beast of which men offer an offering to the Lord, all that any man gives of such to the Lord shall be holy.

‘If it is an animal that men may bring as an offering to the Lord, all that anyone gives to the Lord shall be holy.

10 H e shall not replace it or exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good; and if he makes any exchange of a beast for a beast, then both the original offering and that exchanged for it shall be holy.

He shall not substitute it or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good; and if he at all exchanges animal for animal, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy.

11 I f it is an unclean animal, such as is not offered as an offering to the Lord, he shall bring the animal before the priest,

If it is an unclean animal which they do not offer as a sacrifice to the Lord, then he shall present the animal before the priest;

12 A nd the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad; as you, the priest, value it, so shall it be.

and the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as you, the priest, value it, so it shall be.

13 B ut if he wishes to redeem it, he shall add a fifth to your valuation.

But if he wants at all to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth to your valuation.

14 I f a man dedicates his house to be sacred to the Lord, the priest shall appraise it, whether it be good or bad; as the priest appraises it, so shall it stand.

‘And when a man dedicates his house to be holy to the Lord, then the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand.

15 I f he who dedicates his house wants to redeem it, he shall add a fifth of your valuation to it, and it shall be his.

If he who dedicated it wants to redeem his house, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall be his.

16 A nd if a man shall dedicate to the Lord some part of a field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it; a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

‘If a man dedicates to the Lord part of a field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it. A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

17 I f he dedicates his field during the Year of Jubilee, it shall stand according to your full valuation.

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

18 B ut if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall count the money value in proportion to the years that remain until the Year of Jubilee, and it shall be deducted from your valuation.

But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall reckon to him the money due according to the years that remain till the Year of Jubilee, and it shall be deducted from your valuation.

19 I f he who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, then he shall add a fifth of the money of your appraisal to it, and it shall remain his.

And if he who dedicates the field ever wishes to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall belong to him.

20 B ut if he does not want to redeem the field, or if he has sold it to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.

But if he does not want to redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore;

21 B ut the field, when it is released in the Jubilee, shall be holy to the Lord, as a field devoted; the priest shall have possession of it.

but the field, when it is released in the Jubilee, shall be holy to the Lord, as a devoted field; it shall be the possession of the priest.

22 A nd if a man dedicates to the Lord a field he has bought, which is not of the fields of his possession,

‘And if a man dedicates to the Lord a field which he has bought, which is not the field of his possession,

23 T he priest shall compute the amount of your valuation for it up to the Year of Jubilee; the man shall give that amount on that day as a holy thing to the Lord.

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 offering to the Lord.

24 I n the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him of whom it was bought, to him to whom the land belonged.

In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, to the one who owned the land as a possession.

25 A nd all your valuations shall be according to the sanctuary shekel; twenty gerahs shall make a shekel.

And all your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs to the shekel.

26 B ut the firstling of the animals, since a firstling belongs to the Lord, no man may dedicate, whether it be ox or sheep. It is the Lord’s.

‘But the firstborn of the animals, which should be the Lord ’s firstborn, no man shall dedicate; whether it is an ox or sheep, it is the Lord ’s.

27 I f it be of an unclean animal, the owner may redeem it according to your valuation, and shall add a fifth to it; or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall redeem it according to your valuation, and shall add one-fifth to it; or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

28 B ut nothing that a man shall devote to the Lord of all that he has, whether of man or beast or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the Lord.

‘Nevertheless no devoted offering that a man may devote to the Lord of all that he has, both man and beast, or the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted offering is most holy to the Lord.

29 N o one doomed to death, who is to be completely destroyed from among men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

No person under the ban, who may become doomed to destruction among men, shall be redeemed, but shall surely be put to death.

30 A nd all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s; it is holy to the Lord.

And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord ’s. It is holy to the Lord.

31 A nd if a man wants to redeem any of his tithe, he shall add a fifth to it.

If a man wants at all to redeem any of his tithes, he shall add one-fifth to it.

32 A nd all the tithe of the herd or of the flock, whatever passes under the herdsman’s staff, the tenth shall be holy to the Lord.

And concerning the tithe of the herd or the flock, of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord.

33 T he man shall not examine whether the animal is good or bad nor shall he exchange it. If he does exchange it, then both it and the animal substituted for it shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.

He shall not inquire whether it is good or bad, nor shall he exchange it; and if he exchanges it at all, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.’”

34 T hese are the commandments which the Lord commanded Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites.

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