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Laws about Gifts to the Lord

27 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Say to the sons of Israel, ‘When a man makes a special promise, you will decide upon the worth of this person for the Lord. The price you put on a man from twenty to sixty years old will be fifty pieces of silver, by the weight of the holy place.

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Redeeming What Is the Lord’s

27 The Lord said to Moses, “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, 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)

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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