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24 In the jubilee year the field will go back to the person from whom it was bought, to whom it belongs as family property.

25 “All values will be set using the standard weight of the holy place.[a]

26 “A firstborn animal already belongs to Yahweh because it was born first. Therefore, it cannot be set apart as holy. Whether it is a bull or a sheep, it belongs to Yahweh.

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  1. Leviticus 27:25 Hebrew adds “There are 20 gerahs to the standard shekel.”

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