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If a man is older than 60 years, they must give 15 pieces of silver. For a woman, they must give ten pieces of silver. A person might say this special promise to God. But he might be too poor to pay the money. He must bring the person to the priest. The priest will tell the person how much money to pay. The priest will know how much money the man can give.

If the promise is to give an animal to God the animal becomes holy to the Lord.

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for a person sixty years old or more, set the value of a male at fifteen shekels[a] and of a female at ten shekels. 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)

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:7 That is, about 6 ounces or about 175 grams