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Leviticus 27
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Redeeming Persons and Property Dedicated to God

27 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: (A)‘When a man [a]consecrates by a vow certain persons to the Lord, according to your [b]valuation, 3 if your valuation is of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, (B)according to the shekel of the sanctuary. 4 If it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels; 5 and if from five years old up to twenty years old, then your valuation for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels; 6 and if from a month old up to five years old, then your valuation for a male shall be five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver; 7 and if from sixty years old and above, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.

8 ‘But if he is too poor to pay your valuation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall set a value for (C)him; according to the ability of him who vowed, the priest shall value him.

9 ‘If it is an animal that men may bring as an offering to the Lord, all that anyone gives to the Lord shall be holy. 10 He shall not substitute it or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good; and if he at all exchanges animal for animal, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be (D)holy. 11 If it is an unclean animal which they do not offer as a sacrifice to the Lord, then he shall present the animal before the priest; 12 and the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as you, the priest, value it, so it shall be. 13 (E)But if he wants at all to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth to your valuation.

14 ‘And when a man [c]dedicates his house to be holy to the Lord, then the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand. 15 If he who dedicated it wants to [d]redeem his house, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall be his.

16 ‘If a man [e]dedicates to the Lord part of a field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it. A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. 17 If he dedicates his field from the Year of Jubilee, according to your valuation it shall stand. 18 But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall (F)reckon to him the money due according to the years that remain till the Year of Jubilee, and it shall be deducted from your valuation. 19 And if he who dedicates the field ever wishes to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall belong to him. 20 But if he does not want to redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore; 21 but the field, (G)when it is released in the Jubilee, shall be holy to the Lord, as a (H)devoted field; it shall be (I)the possession of the priest.

22 ‘And if a man dedicates to the Lord a field which he has bought, which is not the field of (J)his possession, 23 then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your valuation, up to the Year of Jubilee, and he shall give your valuation on that day as a holy offering to the Lord. 24 (K)In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, to the one who owned the land as a possession. 25 And all your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: (L)twenty gerahs to the shekel.

26 ‘But the (M)firstborn of the animals, which should be the Lord’s firstborn, no man shall dedicate; whether it is an ox or sheep, it is the Lord’s. 27 And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall redeem it according to your valuation, and (N)shall add one-fifth to it; or if it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

28 (O)‘Nevertheless no [f]devoted offering that a man may devote to the Lord of all that he has, both man and beast, or the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted offering is most holy to the Lord. 29 (P)No person under the ban, who may become doomed to destruction among men, shall be redeemed, but shall surely be put to death. 30 And (Q)all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s. It is holy to the Lord. 31 (R)If a man wants at all to redeem any of his tithes, he shall add one-fifth to it. 32 And concerning the tithe of the herd or the flock, of whatever (S)passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord. 33 He shall not inquire whether it is good or bad, (T)nor shall he exchange it; and if he exchanges it at all, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.’ ”

34 (U)These are the commandments which the Lord commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount (V)Sinai.

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:2 Or makes a difficult or extraordinary vow
  2. Leviticus 27:2 appraisal
  3. Leviticus 27:14 sets apart
  4. Leviticus 27:15 buy back
  5. Leviticus 27:16 sets apart
  6. Leviticus 27:28 Given exclusively and irrevocably
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Laws About Vows

27 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, If anyone (A)makes a special vow to the Lord involving the valuation of persons, 3 then the valuation of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels[a] of silver, according to the (B)shekel of the sanctuary. 4 If the person is a female, the valuation shall be thirty shekels. 5 If the person is from five years old up to twenty years old, the valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels. 6 If the person is from a month old up to five years old, the valuation shall be for a male five shekels of silver, and for a female the valuation shall be three shekels of silver. 7 And if the person is sixty years old or over, then the valuation for a male shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels. 8 And if someone is too poor to pay the valuation, then he shall be made to stand before the priest, and the priest shall value him; the priest shall value him according to what the vower can afford.

9 “If the vow[b] is an animal that may be offered as an offering to the Lord, all of it that he gives to the Lord is holy. 10 (C)He shall not exchange it or make a substitute for it, good for bad, or bad for good; and if he does in fact substitute one animal for another, then both it and the substitute shall be holy. 11 And if it is any unclean animal that may not be offered as an offering to the Lord, then he shall stand the animal before the priest, 12 and the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall be. 13 (D)But if he wishes to redeem it, he shall add a (E)fifth to the valuation.

14 “When a man dedicates his house as a holy gift to the Lord, the priest shall value it as either good or bad; as the priest values it, so it shall stand. 15 (F)And if the donor wishes to redeem his house, he shall add a (G)fifth to the valuation price, and it shall be his.

16 “If a man dedicates to the Lord part of the land that is his possession, then the valuation shall be in proportion to its seed. A homer[c] of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. 17 If he dedicates his field from the year of jubilee, the valuation shall stand, 18 but if he dedicates his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall (H)calculate the price according to the years that remain until the year of jubilee, and a deduction shall be made from the valuation. 19 (I)And if he who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, then he shall add a (J)fifth to its valuation price, and it shall remain his. 20 But if he does not wish to redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed anymore. 21 But the field, (K)when it is released in the jubilee, shall be a holy gift to the Lord, like a field that has been (L)devoted. The priest shall be in (M)possession of it. 22 If he dedicates to the Lord a field that he has bought, (N)which is not a part of his possession, 23 (O)then the priest shall calculate the amount of the valuation for it up to the year of jubilee, and the man shall give the valuation on that day as a holy gift to the Lord. 24 (P)In the year of jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, to whom the land belongs as a possession. 25 Every valuation shall be according to (Q)the shekel of the sanctuary: (R)twenty gerahs[d] shall make a shekel.

26 “But a (S)firstborn of animals, which as a firstborn belongs to the Lord, no man may dedicate; whether ox or sheep, it is the Lord's. 27 And if it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back at the valuation, (T)and add a fifth to it; or, if it is not redeemed, it shall be sold at the valuation.

28 “But (U)no devoted thing that a man devotes to the Lord, of anything that he has, whether man or beast, or of his inherited field, shall be sold or redeemed; every devoted thing is most holy to the Lord. 29 (V)No one devoted, who is to be devoted for destruction[e] from mankind, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.

30 (W)“Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the Lord's; it is holy to the Lord. 31 If a man wishes to redeem some of his tithe, he shall add a fifth to it. 32 And every tithe of herds and flocks, every tenth animal of all that (X)pass under the herdsman's staff, shall be holy to the Lord. 33 One shall not differentiate between good or bad, (Y)neither shall he make a substitute for it; and if he does substitute for it, then both it and the substitute shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.”

34 (Z)These are the commandments that the Lord commanded Moses for the people of Israel (AA)on Mount Sinai.

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:3 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
  2. Leviticus 27:9 Hebrew it
  3. Leviticus 27:16 A homer was about 6 bushels or 220 liters
  4. Leviticus 27:25 A gerah was about 1/50 ounce or 0.6 gram
  5. Leviticus 27:29 That is, set apart (devoted) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)
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Les personnes et les biens voués à l’Eternel

27 L’Eternel s’adressa à Moïse en disant : 2 Parle aux Israélites, et dis-leur : Quand quelqu’un dédie une personne à l’Eternel par un vœu, il s’en acquittera d’après l’estimation suivante. 3 S’il s’agit d’un homme entre vingt et soixante ans, sa valeur s’estime à 600 grammes d’argent, selon l’unité de poids en vigueur au sanctuaire. 4 Si c’est une femme, sa valeur sera de 360 grammes d’argent. 5 Un garçon entre cinq et vingt ans s’estime à 240 grammes d’argent, et une fille à 120 grammes d’argent. 6 Depuis l’âge d’un mois jusqu’à cinq ans, un garçon s’estime à 60 grammes d’argent et une fille à 36 grammes. 7 A soixante ans et au-dessus, un homme s’estime à 180 grammes d’argent, et une femme à 120 grammes.

8 Si la personne qui a fait le vœu est trop pauvre pour payer la valeur fixée, on la présentera au prêtre pour qu’il fasse une estimation en fonction de ses ressources.

9 Si c’est un animal qu’on peut offrir à l’Eternel, tout ce qui en a été donné à l’Eternel sera tenu pour sacré. 10 On ne le remplacera pas par un autre, on ne substituera pas une bête bonne à une mauvaise, ni inversement, car si l’on remplace une bête par une autre, toutes les deux, celle qui est remplacée et celle qui la remplace, seront tenues pour sacrées.

11 Si l’on a dédié par vœu à l’Eternel un animal impur qu’on ne peut donc pas offrir en sacrifice[a] à l’Eternel, on le présentera au prêtre 12 qui en estimera la valeur en fonction de ses qualités et de ses défauts ; et l’on s’en tiendra à son estimation. 13 Si l’offrant veut racheter la bête, il majorera cette estimation d’un cinquième.

14 Lorsque quelqu’un consacre sa maison à l’Eternel, le prêtre en fera l’estimation en tenant compte de son état, et l’on s’en tiendra à la valeur qu’il aura fixée. 15 Si celui qui l’a consacrée veut la racheter, il ajoutera un cinquième au prix estimé, et elle lui appartiendra à nouveau.

16 Si c’est un terrain faisant partie de son patrimoine que quelqu’un consacre à l’Eternel, la valeur en sera estimée en fonction de ce qu’on peut y semer à raison de 600 grammes d’argent pour quatre hectolitres d’orge. 17 S’il consacre son champ dès l’année du jubilé[b], c’est à ce taux qu’il sera estimé. 18 Mais s’il le consacre à l’Eternel après le jubilé, le prêtre en calculera la valeur en fonction du nombre d’années qui restent jusqu’au jubilé suivant, et il réduira le prix en conséquence.

19 Si celui qui a consacré son champ veut le racheter, il ajoutera un cinquième au prix estimé et pourra en reprendre possession. 20 S’il ne rachète pas le champ et qu’on le vende à un tiers, il perd son droit de rachat, 21 de sorte que cette terre, au moment du jubilé, sera consacrée à l’Eternel tout comme un champ voué à l’Eternel ; elle deviendra la propriété du prêtre. 22 Si quelqu’un consacre à l’Eternel un champ qu’il a acquis pour lui, et qui ne fait donc pas partie de son patrimoine, 23 le prêtre en estimera la valeur en fonction du nombre d’années qui restent jusqu’au jubilé. L’homme paiera ce prix le jour même puisque le champ est consacré à l’Eternel. 24 L’année du jubilé, le champ reviendra à la personne à qui on l’avait acheté et qui le comptait dans son patrimoine. 25 Toute estimation sera faite selon l’unité de poids en vigueur au sanctuaire ; cette unité (le sicle) vaut douze grammes (vingt guéras)[c].

26 Cependant, personne ne pourra consacrer les premiers-nés de son bétail à l’Eternel car, comme premiers-nés, qu’il s’agisse de gros ou de petit bétail, ils appartiennent à l’Eternel. 27 S’il s’agit du premier-né d’un animal impur, son propriétaire pourra le racheter au prix estimé majoré d’un cinquième ; s’il n’est pas racheté, il sera vendu au prix estimé.

28 Par contre, rien de ce que quelqu’un a voué à l’Eternel – homme, animal ou champ de son patrimoine – ne pourra se vendre ou se racheter : car tout ce qui a été voué est très saint et appartient à l’Eternel. 29 Si une personne a été vouée à l’Eternel, elle ne pourra pas être rachetée ; elle sera mise à mort[d].

30 Toute dîme prélevée sur les produits de la terre et sur les fruits des arbres appartient à l’Eternel : c’est une chose sacrée qui est à lui[e]. 31 Si quelqu’un tient à racheter une partie de sa dîme, il en majorera le prix d’un cinquième de sa valeur[f].

32 Toute dîme de gros et de menu bétail, c’est-à-dire chaque dixième bête qui passe sous la houlette, sera consacrée à l’Eternel. 33 Le propriétaire ne choisira pas entre celles qui sont bonnes et celles qui sont mauvaises, et on ne fera pas d’échange ; si on procède quand même à un échange, les deux bêtes, celle qui est remplacée et celle qui la remplace, seront tenues pour sacrées et ne pourront pas être rachetées.

34 Tels sont les commandements que l’Eternel a donnés à Moïse pour les Israélites au mont Sinaï.

Footnotes

  1. 27.11 Comme le cheval, l’âne ou le chameau (voir Lv 11.2-8).
  2. 27.17 Voir Lv 25.8-22.
  3. 27.25 Voir Ex 30.13.
  4. 27.29 Il ne s’agit pas d’un sacrifice, mais d’une forme de jugement.
  5. 27.30 Pour les v. 30-33, voir Nb 18.21 ; Dt 14.22-23.
  6. 27.31 La dîme était généralement payée en nature. Elle pouvait aussi être acquittée en argent à condition d’être majorée de vingt pour cent de la valeur du produit (v. 13).
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Redeeming What Is the Lord’s

27 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If anyone makes a special vow(A) to dedicate a person to the Lord by giving the equivalent value, 3 set the value of a male between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels[a] of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel[b];(B) 4 for a female, set her value at thirty shekels[c]; 5 for a person between the ages of five and twenty, set the value of a male at twenty shekels[d](C) and of a female at ten shekels[e]; 6 for a person between one month and five years, set the value of a male at five shekels[f](D) of silver and that of a female at three shekels[g] of silver; 7 for a person sixty years old or more, set the value of a male at fifteen shekels[h] and of a female at ten shekels. 8 If anyone making the vow is too poor to pay(E) the specified amount, the person being dedicated is to be presented to the priest, who will set the value(F) according to what the one making the vow can afford.

9 “‘If what they vowed is an animal that is acceptable as an offering to the Lord,(G) such an animal given to the Lord becomes holy.(H) 10 They must not exchange it or substitute a good one for a bad one, or a bad one for a good one;(I) if they should substitute one animal for another, both it and the substitute become holy. 11 If what they vowed is a ceremonially unclean animal(J)—one that is not acceptable as an offering to the Lord—the animal must be presented to the priest, 12 who will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then sets, that is what it will be. 13 If the owner wishes to redeem(K) the animal, a fifth must be added to its value.(L)

14 “‘If anyone dedicates their house as something holy to the Lord, the priest will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then sets, so it will remain. 15 If the one who dedicates their house wishes to redeem it,(M) they must add a fifth to its value, and the house will again become theirs.

16 “‘If anyone dedicates to the Lord part of their family land, its value is to be set according to the amount of seed required for it—fifty shekels of silver to a homer[i] of barley seed. 17 If they dedicate a field during the Year of Jubilee, the value that has been set remains. 18 But if they dedicate a field after the Jubilee,(N) the priest will determine the value according to the number of years that remain(O) until the next Year of Jubilee, and its set value will be reduced. 19 If the one who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it,(P) they must add a fifth to its value, and the field will again become theirs. 20 If, however, they do not redeem the field, or if they have sold it to someone else, it can never be redeemed. 21 When the field is released in the Jubilee,(Q) it will become holy,(R) like a field devoted to the Lord;(S) it will become priestly property.

22 “‘If anyone dedicates to the Lord a field they have bought, which is not part of their family land, 23 the priest will determine its value up to the Year of Jubilee,(T) and the owner must pay its value on that day as something holy to the Lord. 24 In the Year of Jubilee the field will revert to the person from whom it was bought,(U) the one whose land it was. 25 Every value is to be set according to the sanctuary shekel,(V) twenty gerahs(W) to the shekel.

26 “‘No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord;(X) whether an ox[j] or a sheep, it is the Lord’s. 27 If it is one of the unclean animals,(Y) it may be bought back at its set value, adding a fifth of the value to it. If it is not redeemed, it is to be sold at its set value.

28 “‘But nothing that a person owns and devotes[k](Z) to the Lord—whether a human being or an animal or family land—may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy(AA) to the Lord.

29 “‘No person devoted to destruction[l] may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.(AB)

30 “‘A tithe(AC) of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy(AD) to the Lord. 31 Whoever would redeem(AE) any of their tithe must add a fifth of the value(AF) to it. 32 Every tithe of the herd and flock—every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod(AG)—will be holy to the Lord. 33 No one may pick out the good from the bad or make any substitution.(AH) If anyone does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute become holy and cannot be redeemed.(AI)’”

34 These are the commands the Lord gave Moses at Mount Sinai(AJ) for the Israelites.(AK)

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:3 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams; also in verse 16
  2. Leviticus 27:3 That is, about 2/5 ounce or about 12 grams; also in verse 25
  3. Leviticus 27:4 That is, about 12 ounces or about 345 grams
  4. Leviticus 27:5 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams
  5. Leviticus 27:5 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams; also in verse 7
  6. Leviticus 27:6 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
  7. Leviticus 27:6 That is, about 1 1/4 ounces or about 35 grams
  8. Leviticus 27:7 That is, about 6 ounces or about 175 grams
  9. Leviticus 27:16 That is, probably about 300 pounds or about 135 kilograms
  10. Leviticus 27:26 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.
  11. Leviticus 27:28 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.
  12. Leviticus 27:29 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
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