Leviticus 27:1-9

1 God spoke to Moses. He said,

2 "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them: If anyone wants to vow the value of a person to the service of God,

3 set the value of a man between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels of silver, according to the Sanctuary shekel.

4 For a woman the valuation is thirty shekels.

5 If the person is between the ages of five and twenty, set the value at twenty shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female.

6 If the person is between one month and five years, set the value at five shekels of silver for a boy and three shekels of silver for a girl.

7 If the person is over sixty, set the value at fifteen shekels for a man and ten shekels for a woman.

8 If anyone is too poor to pay the stated amount, he is to present the person to the priest, who will then set the value for him according to what the person making the vow can afford.

9 "If he vowed an animal that is acceptable as an offering to God, the animal is given to God and becomes the property of the Sanctuary.

Leviticus 27:1-9 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;