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Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
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"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: 'When a man consecrates by a vow certain persons to the Lord, according to your valuation,
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if your valuation is of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.
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If it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels;
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and if from five years old up to twenty years old, then your valuation for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels;
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and if from a month old up to five years old, then your valuation for a male shall be five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver;
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and if from sixty years old and above, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.
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But if he is too poor to pay your valuation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall set a value for him; according to the ability of him who vowed, the priest shall value him.
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'If it is an animal that men may bring as an offering to the Lord, all that anyone gives to the Lord shall be holy.
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He shall not substitute it or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good; and if he at all exchanges animal for animal, then both it and the one exchanged for it shall be holy.
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If it is an unclean animal which they do not offer as a sacrifice to the Lord, then he shall present the animal before the priest;
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and the priest shall set a value for it, whether it is good or bad; as you, the priest, value it, so it shall be.
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But if he wants at all to redeem it, then he must add one-fifth to your valuation.