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25 The price of silver used in the holy place will decide its worth. One piece of silver will be worth twenty small pieces of money.

26 ‘But no man may set apart a first-born of the animals. A first-born of the cattle or the flock belongs to the Lord. 27 If it is an animal that is unclean, he will buy it again by paying your price and one-fifth part added to it. If it is not bought again, then it will be sold for your price.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:26 The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female.