Leviticus 27:1–8

Instructions About Vows

27 Thena Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the ⌊Israelites⌋,b and sayc to them, ‘When a man makes a vow according to yourd proper value of persons to Yahweh, 3 ife your proper value is for a malef from ⌊twenty years of age⌋g up toh ⌊sixty years of age⌋,i thenj your proper value shall be fifty shekels of money according to the sanctuary’s shekel. 4 Butk if it is for a female, thenl your proper value shall be thirty shekels. 5 And if from ⌊five years of age⌋m up ton ⌊twenty years of age⌋,o thenp your proper value shall be twenty shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female. 6 And if from ⌊a month of age⌋q up tor ⌊five years of age⌋,s thent your proper value shall be five shekels of money for the male, and your proper value for the female shall be three shekels of money. 7 And if from ⌊sixty years of age⌋u and above: if a male, thenv your proper value shall be fifteen shekels; and for the female, ten shekels. 8 Butw if he is poorer than your proper value, thenx he shall present himself ⌊before⌋y the priest, and the priest shall set a value on him; the priest shall value him ⌊according to⌋z what the person who made a vow ⌊can afford⌋.a

a	Or “And”
b	Literally “sons/children of Israel”
c	Or “and you shall say”
d	Singular when modifying “proper value” throughout the entire chapter
e	Or “and”
f	Hebrew “the male”
g	Literally “a son of twenty years”
h	Or “and up to”
i	Literally “a son of sixty years”
j	Or “and”
k	Or “And”
l	Or “and”
m	Literally “a son of five years”
n	Or “and up to”
o	Literally “a son of twenty years”
p	Or “and”
q	Literally “a son of a month”
r	Or “and up to”
s	Literally “a son of five years”
t	Or “and”
u	Literally “a son of sixty years”
v	Or “and”
w	Or “And”
x	Or “and”
y	Literally “to the faces of”
z	Literally “on a mouth of”
a	Literally “his hand produces”