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But[a] if he is poorer than your proper value, then[b] he shall present himself before[c] the priest, and the priest shall set a value on him; the priest shall value him according to[d] what the person who made a vow can afford.[e]

“‘And if it is a domestic animal from which they present an offering for Yahweh, all that he gives from it for Yahweh shall be a holy object. 10 He shall not replace it, nor shall he exchange it, either good with bad or bad with good; and if he indeed exchanges a domestic animal with a domestic animal, then[f] it and its substitution shall be a holy object.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:8 Or “And”
  2. Leviticus 27:8 Or “and”
  3. Leviticus 27:8 Literally “to the faces of”
  4. Leviticus 27:8 Literally “on a mouth of”
  5. Leviticus 27:8 Literally “his hand produces”
  6. Leviticus 27:10 Or “and”
  7. Leviticus 27:10 Literally “it shall be and its substitution shall be holy”

If anyone making the vow is too poor to pay(A) the specified amount, the person being dedicated is to be presented to the priest, who will set the value(B) according to what the one making the vow can afford.

“‘If what they vowed is an animal that is acceptable as an offering to the Lord,(C) such an animal given to the Lord becomes holy.(D) 10 They must not exchange it or substitute a good one for a bad one, or a bad one for a good one;(E) if they should substitute one animal for another, both it and the substitute become holy.

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