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And the Lord spake to Moses and said,
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Speak thou to the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, A man that maketh a (special) vow, and promiseth his soul to God, he shall give the price under (the) value, either appraising thereof. (Speak thou to the Israelites, and thou shalt say to them, A person who maketh a special vow, and promiseth his life to God, to fulfill the vow, he shall pay the price of the value, or of the appraisal, of his life.)
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If it is a male, from the twentieth year till to the sixtieth year, he shall give fifty shekels of silver, at the measure of the saintuary (by the measure of the sanctuary),
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if it is a woman, she shall give thirty shekels;
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forsooth from the fifth year till to the twentieth year, a male shall give twenty shekels, a woman shall give ten shekels;
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from one month till to the fifth year, five shekels shall be given for a male, three shekels for a woman;
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a male of sixty years and over shall give fifteen shekels, a woman shall give ten shekels.
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If it is a poor man, and [he] may not yield the value, he shall stand before the priest, and as much as the priest appraiseth, and seeth that the poor man may yield, so much he shall give (that much he shall give).
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Soothly if any man avoweth a beast, that may be offered to the Lord, it shall be holy,
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and it shall not be able to be changed, that is, neither a better for a worse, neither an evil for a good; and if he changeth it, both that, that is changed, and that, for which it is changed, shall be hallowed to the Lord. (and he shall not be able to exchange it for another, that is, neither a better for a worse, nor a bad one for a good one; and if he exchangeth it, both that, which is exchanged, and that, for which it is exchanged, shall be holy to the Lord.)
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Soothly if any man avoweth an unclean beast, that may not be offered to the Lord, it shall be brought before the priest,