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BeginningLeviticus 27:1–2A person makes a special vow, dedicating someone or something to the LORD.“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘When a man consecrates a person to Yahweh in a vow, according to your valuation, v2 · WEB
In the commentaryVows and Valuations
Value and redeem what is dedicated
1 Value persons by the stated scale
Use the valuation givenLeviticus 27:2–8Use the stated valuation for a person. If the person is too poor, the priest assesses a value according to what the person can afford.“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘When a man consecrates a person to Yahweh in a vow, according to your valuation, v2 · WEB
In the commentaryVows and Valuations
2 Dedicate or redeem animals
Keep what is holy to the LORDLeviticus 27:9–13A clean animal dedicated to the LORD may not be exchanged. For an unclean animal, the priest sets the value and redemption adds a fifth.If it is any unclean animal, of which they do not offer as an offering to Yahweh, then he shall set the animal before the priest; v11 · WEB
In the commentaryVows and Valuations
3 Value house or field
Redeem by the stated ruleLeviticus 27:14–25The priest values a dedicated house or field. Redemption adds a fifth, and a field’s value takes the Jubilee year into account.But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall reckon to him the money according to the years that remain to the Year of… v18 · WEB
In the commentaryVows and Valuations
All Honor what belongs to the LORD
Do not treat holy things as ordinaryLeviticus 27:26–33A devoted thing cannot be redeemed. Tithes of land and flock are holy to the LORD; redemption of a tithe adds a fifth.“‘Notwithstanding, no devoted thing that a man devotes to Yahweh of all that he has, whether of man or animal, or of the field of his possession… v28 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Tithe Is Yahweh's
Leviticus 27:28, 30, 32–33What is holy belongs to the LORD“‘Notwithstanding, no devoted thing that a man devotes to Yahweh of all that he has, whether of man or animal, or of the field of his possession… v28 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Tithe Is Yahweh's
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