26 ‘“No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord; whether an ox[a] or a sheep, it is the Lord’s. 27 If it is one of the unclean animals, 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[b] to the Lord – whether a human being or an animal or family land – may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:26 The Hebrew word can include both male and female.
  2. Leviticus 27:28 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.