Leviticus 27: Vows and Tithes

God gives rules for people who make special vows to dedicate a person, animal, house, or field to Him, and how they may be redeemed by paying a set value plus a fifth. The tithe of the land and the flocks is holy to Yahweh. These are the commandments God gave Moses on Mount Sinai.

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¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘When a man consecrates a person to Yahweh in a vow, according to your valuation,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ your valuation of a male from twenty years old to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ If she is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ If the person is from five years old to twenty years old, then your valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ If the person is from a month old to five years old, then your valuation shall be for a male five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ If the person is from sixty years old and upward; if he is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ But if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall assign a value to him. The priest shall assign a value according to his ability to pay.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ “‘If it is an animal of which men offer an offering to Yahweh, all that any man gives of such to Yahweh becomes holy.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ He shall not alter it, nor exchange it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good. If he shall at all exchange animal for animal, then both it and that for which it is exchanged shall be holy.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ If it is any unclean animal, of which they do not offer as an offering to Yahweh, then he shall set the animal before the priest;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² and the priest shall evaluate it, whether it is good or bad. As the priest evaluates it, so it shall be.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of it to its valuation.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ “‘When a man dedicates his house to be holy to Yahweh, then the priest shall evaluate it, whether it is good or bad. As the priest evaluates it, so it shall stand.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ If he who dedicates it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall be his.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ “‘If a man dedicates to Yahweh part of the field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it. The sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ If he dedicates his field from the Year of Jubilee, according to your valuation it shall stand.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall reckon to him the money according to the years that remain to the Year of Jubilee; and an abatement shall be made from your valuation.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ If he who dedicated the field will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall remain his.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ If he will not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ but the field, when it goes out in the Jubilee, shall be holy to Yahweh, as a devoted field. It shall be owned by the priests.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²² “‘If he dedicates a field to Yahweh which he has bought, which is not of the field of his possession,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²³ then the priest shall reckon to him the worth of your valuation up to the Year of Jubilee; and he shall give your valuation on that day, as a holy thing to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁴ In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to him from whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongs.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁵ All your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs to the shekel.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁶ “‘However the firstborn among animals, which belongs to Yahweh as a firstborn, no man may dedicate, whether an ox or a sheep. It is Yahweh’s.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁷ If it is an unclean animal, then he shall buy it back according to your valuation, and shall add to it the fifth part of it; or if it isn’t redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁸ “‘Notwithstanding, no devoted thing that a man devotes to Yahweh of all that he has, whether of man or animal, or of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed. Everything that is permanently devoted is most holy to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁹ “‘No one devoted to destruction, who shall be devoted from among men, shall be ransomed. He shall surely be put to death.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁰ “‘All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is Yahweh’s. It is holy to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³¹ If a man redeems anything of his tithe, he shall add a fifth part to it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³² All the tithe of the herds or the flocks, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Yahweh.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³³ He shall not examine whether it is good or bad, neither shall he exchange it. If he exchanges it at all, then both it and that for which it is exchanged shall be holy. It shall not be redeemed.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³⁴ These are the commandments which Yahweh commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Leviticus 27 · Preschool

A Tenth for God

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Color the grain and the fruit! God's people gave Him a tenth of what grew.

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“‘All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is Yahweh’s. It is holy to Yahweh.

Leviticus 27:30 (WEB)

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Thank You, God, for making me!

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Leviticus 27 · Grade 4

Promises and the Tithe

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Read and Think

Leviticus ends with a chapter on vows. A grateful worshiper might dedicate a person, an animal, a house, or a field to Yahweh. Values were set for each. Persons were valued by age and sex, likely based on the work they could do, not on their worth to God.

If someone wished to redeem, or buy back, what he had vowed, he paid the value plus one fifth. A vow was not to be made lightly. Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 later says it is better not to vow than to vow and not pay.

The tithe of the land and of the flock was already holy to Yahweh. It could not be vowed again, because it already belonged to Him. Jesus praised generous giving and warned against giving only for show. The book that began with offerings ends with a reminder that all we have belongs to God.

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What might a grateful worshiper dedicate to Yahweh?
What was paid to redeem something?
What does Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 say?
Why could the tithe not be vowed again?

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Godvowfieldtitheredeem

A grateful worshiper might dedicate a person, an animal, a house, or a to Yahweh.
Persons were valued by age and sex, likely based on the work they could do, not on their worth to .
If someone wished to , or buy back, what he had vowed, he paid the value plus one fifth.
A was not to be made lightly.
The of the land and of the flock was already holy to Yahweh.

Think About It

Have you ever made a promise to God? How can you keep it?
Why do you think God asks His people to give the first and best?

Memory Verse

“All the tithe of the herds or the flocks, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to Yahweh.”

Leviticus 27:32 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for everything I have. Help me . Amen.

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Why are promises to God serious?
What does it mean that everything belongs to God?

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Leviticus 27 · Grade 5

Everything Belongs to God

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Leviticus 27 closes the book with laws about vows. When someone made a special vow, he could dedicate a person, an animal, a house, or a field to Yahweh. A person was usually redeemed by paying a set amount of silver, with amounts varying by age and sex. These amounts likely reflected the labor a person could provide in that society, not a judgment of human value before God. The poor could be valued according to what they could afford.

Animals fit for sacrifice became holy and could not be exchanged. Unclean animals, houses, and fields could be redeemed by paying the priest's valuation plus a fifth. Fields were valued according to the years remaining until the Jubilee, tying this chapter to chapter 25. Firstborn animals could not be vowed, because they already belonged to God.

The final laws concern the tithe: All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is Yahweh's. As flocks passed under the rod, every tenth animal was holy, whether good or bad, with no swapping. The book ends, These are the commandments which Yahweh commanded Moses for the children of Israel on Mount Sinai. Leviticus begins with God calling from the tent and ends with God's claim on everything His people have. Paul later urges believers to present their bodies as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1), giving all of themselves to God.

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What could a person dedicate in a vow?
What did the valuation amounts likely reflect?
How were fields valued?
Why could firstborn animals not be vowed?
What does Paul urge in Romans 12:1?

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Godtenthvowholy

When someone made a special , he could dedicate a person, an animal, a house, or a field to Yahweh.
These amounts likely reflected the labor a person could provide in that society, not a judgment of human value before .
Animals fit for sacrifice became and could not be exchanged.
As flocks passed under the rod, every animal was holy, whether good or bad, with no swapping.

Think About It

What does it mean to present yourself as a living sacrifice to God?
Looking back over Leviticus, what have you learned about God's holiness and His grace?

Memory Verse

“‘All the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is Yahweh’s. It is holy to Yahweh.

Leviticus 27:30 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for everything I have. Help me . Amen.

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What does giving a tenth say about who owns everything?
How can you be careful about the promises you make?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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