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1. Rules about Valuations

2. 1ENGLEEAnd the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,BSBBSB: Then the LORD said to Moses,
3. 2ENGLEESpeak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If a man make a particular vow, to give the estimated value of persons in honor of the Lord:BSBBSB: “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,
4. 3ENGLEEIf the estimated value concern a male from twenty years old, and unto sixty years old, then shall the estimation be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.BSBBSB: if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel.
5. 4ENGLEEAnd if it be a female, then shall the estimation be thirty shekels.BSBBSB: Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels.
6. 5ENGLEEAnd if the person be from five years old and unto twenty years old, then shall the estimation of the male be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.BSBBSB: And if the person is from five to twenty years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
7. 6ENGLEEAnd if the person be from a month old and unto five years old, then shall the estimation of the male be five shekels of silver, and for the female the estimation shall be three shekels of silver.BSBBSB: Now if the person is from one month to five years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be five shekels of silver, and for the female three shekels of silver.
8. 7ENGLEEAnd if the person be from sixty years old and upward, if it be a male, then shall the estimation be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.BSBBSB: And if the person is sixty years of age or older, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female.
9. 8ENGLEEBut if he be too poor for this estimation, then shall he present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability to pay of him that hath vowed shall the priest value him.BSBBSB: But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.
10. 9ENGLEEAnd if it he a beast, whereof men can bring an offering unto the Lord, all that a man giveth of such unto the Lord shall be holy.BSBBSB: If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy.
11. 10ENGLEEHe shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad one, or a bad for a good one; and if he should change beast for beast, then shall it together with its exchange be holy.BSBBSB: He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.
12. 11ENGLEEAnd if it be any unclean beast, of which they cannot offer a sacrifice unto the Lord, then shall he present the beast before the priest:BSBBSB: But if the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the LORD, the animal must be presented before the priest.
13. 12ENGLEEAnd the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad; as the priest valueth it, so shall it be.BSBBSB: The priest shall set its value, whether high or low; as the priest values it, the price will be set.
14. 13ENGLEEAnd if he will redeem it, then shall he add a fifth part thereof unto the estimated value.BSBBSB: If, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.
15. 14ENGLEEAnd if a man sanctify his house as holy unto the Lord, then shall the priest value it, whether it be good or bad; as the priest may value it, so shall it stand.BSBBSB: Now if a man consecrates his house as holy to the LORD, then the priest shall value it either as good or bad. The price will stand just as the priest values it.
16. 15ENGLEEAnd if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then shall he add the fifth part of the money of the estimated value unto it, and it shall remain his.BSBBSB: But if he who consecrated his house redeems it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it will belong to him.
17. 16ENGLEEAnd if a man sanctify some part of a field of his possession unto the Lord, then shall the estimation be in proportion to its required seed: the seed of a chomer of barley at fifty shekels of silver.BSBBSB: If a man consecrates to the LORD a parcel of his land, then your valuation shall be proportional to the seed required for it—fifty shekels of silver for every homer of barley seed.
18. 17ENGLEEIf immediately after the year of the jubilee he sanctify his field, according to this estimation shall it stand.BSBBSB: If he consecrates his field during the Year of Jubilee, the price will stand according to your valuation.
19. 18ENGLEEBut if after the jubilee he sanctify his field, then shall the priest reckon unto him the money in proportion to the years that remain, until the year of the jubilee, and it shall be deducted from the estimation.BSBBSB: But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced.
20. 19ENGLEEAnd if he that sanctified the field will redeem it, then shall he add the fifth part of the money of the estimated value unto it, and it shall be assured to him.BSBBSB: And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him.
21. 20ENGLEEBut if he will not redeem the field, or if he have sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.BSBBSB: If, however, he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold it to another man, it may no longer be redeemed.
22. 21ENGLEEBut the field, when it is freed in the jubilee, shall be holy unto the Lord, as a devoted field: to the priest shall it belong as his possession.BSBBSB: When the field is released in the Jubilee, it will become holy, like a field devoted to the LORD; it becomes the property of the priests.
23. 22ENGLEEAnd if a man sanctify a field which he hath bought, which is not of the fields of his possession, unto the Lord:BSBBSB: Now if a man consecrates to the LORD a field he has purchased, which is not a part of his own property,
24. 23ENGLEEThen shall the priest reckon unto him the amount of the estimated value to the year of the jubilee; and he shall give this estimation on that day, as a holy thing unto the Lord.BSBBSB: then the priest shall calculate for him the value up to the Year of Jubilee, and the man shall pay the assessed value on that day as a sacred offering to the LORD.
25. 24ENGLEEIn the year of the jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom he bought it, to the one to whom belongeth the possession of the land.BSBBSB: In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land.
26. 25ENGLEEAnd all estimations of value shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.BSBBSB: Every valuation will be according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.
27. 26ENGLEEOnly the first-born which shall, by being first born, be sacred unto the Lord among cattle, no man shall sanctify; whether it be ox, or lamb, it is the Lord's.BSBBSB: But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.
28. 27ENGLEEAnd if it be an unclean animal, then shall he redeem it according to the estimated value, and he shall add its fifth part thereto; and if it be not redeemed, then shall it be sold according to the estimated value.BSBBSB: But if it is among the unclean animals, then he may redeem it according to your valuation and add a fifth of its value. If it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.
29. 28ENGLEEBut any devoted thing, which a man may devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall not be sold nor redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord.BSBBSB: Nothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.
30. 29ENGLEEAny one condemned, who shall be condemned to death among men, shall not be redeemed: he shall be put to death.BSBBSB: No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death.

31. Instruction on Tithes

    (Deuteronomy 14:22–29; Deuteronomy 26:1–15; Nehemiah 13:10–14)

32. 30ENGLEEAnd every tithe of the land, of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, belongeth to the Lord; it is holy unto the Lord.BSBBSB: Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
33. 31ENGLEEAnd if a man will redeem any part of his tithe, its fifth part shall he add thereto.BSBBSB: If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value.
34. 32ENGLEEAnd concerning the tithe of the herds, or of the flocks, whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord.BSBBSB: Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD.
35. 33ENGLEEHe shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he should change it, then both it and the exchange thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.BSBBSB: He must not inspect whether it is good or bad, and he shall not make any substitution. But if he does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute shall become holy; they cannot be redeemed.’”
36. 34ENGLEEThese are the commandments, which the Lord commanded Moses for the children on mount Sinai.BSBBSB: These are the commandments that the LORD gave to Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.

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