Leviticus 27:4-14

4 The price for a woman twenty to sixty years old is about twelve ounces of silver.

5 The price for a man five to twenty years old is about eight ounces of silver; for a woman it is about four ounces of silver.

6 The price for a baby boy one month to five years old is about two ounces of silver; for a baby girl the price is about one and one-half ounces of silver.

7 The price for a man sixty years old or older is about six ounces of silver; for a woman it is about four ounces of silver.

8 "'If anyone is too poor to pay the price, bring him to the priest, and the priest will set the price. The priest will decide how much money the person making the vow can afford to pay.

9 "'Some animals may be used as sacrifices to the Lord. If someone promises to bring one of these to the Lord, it will become holy.

10 That person must not try to put another animal in its place or exchange it, a good animal for a bad one, or a bad animal for a good one. If this happens, both animals will be- come holy.

11 "'Unclean animals cannot be offered as sacrifices to the Lord, and if someone brings one of them to the Lord, that animal must be brought to the priest.

12 The priest will decide a price for the animal, according to whether it is good or bad; as the priest decides, that is the price for the animal.

13 If the person wants to buy back the animal, an additional one-fifth must be added to the price.

14 "'If a person gives a house as holy to the Lord, the priest must decide its value, according to whether the house is good or bad; as the priest decides, that is the price for the house.

Leviticus 27:4-14 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVEITICUS 27

This chapter contains various laws concerning vows made unto the Lord, whether of persons whose estimation was to be made by the priest, according to their age, sex, and condition, Le 26:1-8; or of beasts, clean and unclean, good or bad, Le 26:9-13; or of houses, fields, and lands, the estimation of which was to be according to its seed, and the time of its being set apart, whether from or after the year of jubilee, and the number of years to it, Le 26:14-25; with this exception to the above laws, that no firstling of the Lord's might be sanctified, and if an unclean beast it might be redeemed, but nothing devoted to the Lord, whether of man, beast, or field, might be sold or redeemed, Le 26:26-29; and the chapter is concluded with some laws concerning the redemption or change of tithes, what might or what might not be redeemed or changed, Le 26:30-34;