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25 All your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs[a] to the shekel.[b]

26 “‘However the firstborn among animals, which belongs to Yahweh as a firstborn, no man may dedicate, whether an ox or a sheep. It is Yahweh’s. 27 If it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back according to your valuation, and shall add to it the fifth part of it; or if it isn’t redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

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Footnotes

  1. 27:25 A gerah is about 0.5 grams or about 7.7 grains.
  2. 27:25 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.