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Laws About Vows

27 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: When a man makes a special vow to the Lord based on the equivalent value[a] of persons, then the equivalent value of a male from twenty to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels[b] of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:2 Shorthand for the formula in Lev 5:15.
  2. Leviticus 27:3 About 1¼ pounds, or 575 grams; and in v. 16.
  3. Leviticus 27:3 About ⅖ ounce, or 12 grams; and in v. 25.