Leviticus 27:1-15

Good News Translation

Laws concerning Gifts to the Lord

27 The Lord gave Moses ² the following regulations for the people of Israel. When any of you have been given to the Lord in fulfillment of a special vow, you may be set free by the payment of the following sums of money, ^3-7 according to the official standard:

⁸ If any of you make a vow and are too poor to pay the standard price, you shall bring the person to the priest, and the priest will set a lower price, according to your ability to pay.

⁹ If your vow concerns an animal that is acceptable as an offering to the Lord, then every gift made to the Lord is sacred, ¹⁰ and you may not substitute another animal for it. If you do, both animals belong to the Lord. ¹¹ But if your vow concerns a ritually unclean animal, which is not acceptable as an offering to the Lord, you shall take the animal to the priest. ¹² The priest shall set a price for it, according to its good or bad qualities, and the price will be final. ¹³ If you wish to buy it back, you must pay the price plus an additional 20 percent.

¹⁴ When any of you dedicate your house to the Lord, the priest shall set the price according to its good or bad points, and the price will be final. ¹⁵ If you wish to buy your house back, you must pay the price plus an additional 20 percent.