New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 27:1-13

1Again, the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872,sayingלֵּאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Whenכִּ֥יkiH3588someoneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376makesיַפְלִ֖אyaf.Li'H6381anH6381explicitH6381vowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088, he shall be valuedaccording to your assessmentבְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥be.'er.ke.KhaH6187of personsנְפָשֹׁ֖תne.fa.ShotH5315belonging to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

3If your assessmentעֶרְכְּךָ֙'er.ke.KhaH6187is of a maleהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141even to sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֣יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldH1121,then your assessmentעֶרְכְּךָ֗'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשֶׁ֥קֶלShe.kelH8255of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701, bythe shekelבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

4Or ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the person is a femaleנְקֵבָ֖הne.ke.VahH5347,then your assessmentעֶרְכְּךָ֖'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsשָֽׁקֶל׃Sha.kelH8255.

5And ifוְאִ֨םve.'ImH518the personis from fiveחָמֵ֜שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141even to twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldH1121,then your assessmentעֶרְכְּךָ֛'er.ke.KhaH6187for a maleהַזָּכָ֖רha.za.KharH2145shall be twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשְׁקָלִ֑יםshe.ka.LimH8255,and for a femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֖הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347,tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235shekelsשְׁקָלִֽים׃she.ka.LimH8255.

6But ifוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518the person isfrom a monthחֹ֗דֶשׁCho.deshH2320even up to fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141oldH1121,then your assessmentעֶרְכְּךָ֙'er.ke.KhaH6187shall befiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701for a maleהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145,and for a femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֣הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347your assessmentעֶרְכְּךָ֔'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

7Ifוְ֠אִםVe.'imH518the person isfrom sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֨יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and upwardוָמַ֙עְלָה֙va.Ma'.lahH4605,ifאִם־'im-H518a maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,then your assessmentעֶרְכְּךָ֔'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be fifteenחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240shekelsשָׁ֑קֶלSha.kelH8255,and for a femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֖הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347,tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235shekelsשְׁקָלִֽים׃she.ka.LimH8255.

8But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he isH4134poorerH4134thanH4480your assessmentמֵֽעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָme.'er.Ke.khaH6187,then he shall be presentedוְהֶֽעֱמִידוֹ֙ve.he.'e.mi.DoH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shall assessוְהֶעֱרִ֥יךְve.he.'e.RikhH6186him;accordingעַל־ פִּ֗י'al- PiH5921 H6310tothe meansתַּשִּׂיג֙ יַ֣דta.Sig yadH3027 H5381of the one who vowedהַנֹּדֵ֔רha.no.DerH5087,the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סha.ko.HenH3548shall assessיַעֲרִיכֶ֖נּוּya.'a.ri.Khe.nuH6186him.

9‘Now ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it is an animalבְּהֵמָ֔הbe.he.MahH929of the kind thatone can presentיַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126as an offeringקָרְבָּ֖ןkor.banH7133to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,anyכֹּל֩kolH3605suchH834animalthat one givesיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068shall be holyקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

10He shall not replaceיַחֲלִיפֶ֗נּוּya.cha.li.Fe.nuH2498it nor exchangeיָמִ֥ירya.MirH4171it, a goodט֥וֹבTovH2896for a badבְּרָ֖עbe.Ra'H7451,orאוֹ־'ov-H176a badרַ֣עra'H7451for a goodבְּט֑וֹבbe.TovH2896;yet ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he doesהָמֵ֨רha.MerH4171exchangeיָמִ֤ירya.MirH4171animalבְּהֵמָה֙be.he.MahH929for animalבִּבְהֵמָ֔הbiv.he.MahH929,then both it and its substituteוּתְמוּרָת֖וֹu.te.mu.ra.ToH8545shall becomeH1961holyקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

11Ifוְאִם֙ve.'ImH518,however, it is anyכָּל־kol-H3605uncleanטְמֵאָ֔הte.me.'AhH2931animalבְּהֵמָ֣הbe.he.MahH929of the kind whichאֲ֠שֶׁר'a.SherH834one does not presentיַקְרִ֧יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126as an offeringקָרְבָּ֖ןkor.banH7133to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,then he shall placeוְהֶֽעֱמִ֥ידve.he.'e.MidH5975the animalהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

12And the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548shall assessוְהֶעֱרִ֤יךְve.he.'e.RikhH6186itas eitherבֵּ֥יןbeinH996goodט֖וֹבTovH2896orוּבֵ֣יןu.VeinH996badרָ֑עRa'H7451;as you, the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548,assessכְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥ke.'er.ke.KhaH6187it, soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651shall it be.

13But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he should everגָּאֹ֖לga.'OlH1350want toredeemיִגְאָלֶ֑נָּהyig.'a.Le.nahH1350it, then he shall addוְיָסַ֥ףve.ya.SafH3254a fifthחֲמִישִׁת֖וֹcha.mi.shi.ToH2549of it to your assessmentעֶרְכֶּֽךָ׃'er.Ke.khaH6187.

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