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24 In the year of yovel the field will revert to the person from whom it was bought, that is, to the person to whose tribal possession it belongs.

25 “‘All your valuations are to be according to the sanctuary shekel [two-fifths of an ounce], twenty gerahs to the shekel.

26 “‘However, the firstborn among animals, since it is already born as a firstborn for Adonai, no one can consecrate — neither ox nor sheep — since it belongs to Adonai already.

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24 In the Year of Jubilee the field will revert to the person from whom it was bought,(A) the one whose land it was. 25 Every value is to be set according to the sanctuary shekel,(B) twenty gerahs(C) to the shekel.

26 “‘No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord;(D) whether an ox[a] or a sheep, it is the Lord’s.

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Footnotes

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