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Leviticus 27:25-27
New Catholic Bible
Leviticus 27:25-27
New Catholic Bible
25 “Every estimation is determined according to the shekel of the sanctuary, twenty gerahs[a] to the shekel.
26 Offerings Not Redeemable.[b]“No one shall dedicate the firstborn of an animal, for the firstborn already belongs to the Lord, whether it be an ox or a sheep, it belongs to the Lord. 27 If it is an unclean animal, then he shall redeem it based on its evaluation and add a fifth to its value. If it is not redeemed, then it should be sold for its established value.
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- Leviticus 27:25 A gerah was the smallest unit of weight: six grains.
- Leviticus 27:26 It is obviously impossible to consecrate to God what is his by right, nor, generally speaking, can it be bought back. This is true of what is anathema or “dedicated” to God: according to a practice inherited from the holy war, that which is consecrated to the Lord in this unqualified fashion must be destroyed, or else (in the perspective adopted by a less warlike mentality) must be reserved exclusively for the priests (Jos 6:17).
Leviticus 27:25-27
New International Version
Leviticus 27:25-27
New International Version
25 Every value is to be set according to the sanctuary shekel,(A) twenty gerahs(B) to the shekel.
26 “‘No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord;(C) whether an ox[a] or a sheep, it is the Lord’s. 27 If it is one of the unclean animals,(D) 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.
Footnotes
- Leviticus 27:26 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.
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