Leviticus 27

Vows, Dedications, and Redemptions

1 God spoke to Moses. He said,2 "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them: If anyone wants to vow the value of a person to the service of God,3 set the value of a man between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels of silver, according to the Sanctuary shekel.4 For a woman the valuation is thirty shekels.5 If the person is between the ages of five and twenty, set the value at twenty shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female.6 If the person is between one month and five years, set the value at five shekels of silver for a boy and three shekels of silver for a girl.7 If the person is over sixty, set the value at fifteen shekels for a man and ten shekels for a woman.8 If anyone is too poor to pay the stated amount, he is to present the person to the priest, who will then set the value for him according to what the person making the vow can afford.

9 "If he vowed an animal that is acceptable as an offering to God, the animal is given to God and becomes the property of the Sanctuary.10 He must not exchange or substitute a good one for a bad one, or a bad one for a good one; if he should dishonestly substitute one animal for another, both the original and the substitute become property of the Sanctuary.11 If what he vowed is a ritually unclean animal, one that is not acceptable as an offering to God, the animal must be shown to the priest,12 who will set its value, either high or low. Whatever the priest sets will be its value.13 If the owner changes his mind and wants to redeem it, he must add twenty percent to its value.

14 "If a man dedicates his house to God, into the possession of the Sanctuary, the priest assesses its value, setting it either high or low. Whatever value the priest sets, that's what it is.15 If the man wants to buy it back, he must add twenty percent to its price and then it's his again.

16 "If a man dedicates to God part of his family land, its value is to be set according to the amount of seed that is needed for it at the rate of fifty shekels of silver to six bushels of barley seed.17 If he dedicates his field during the year of Jubilee, the set value stays.18 But if he dedicates it after the Jubilee, the priest will compute the value according to the years left until the next Jubilee, reducing the value proportionately.19 If the one dedicating it wants to buy it back, he must add twenty percent to its valuation, and then it's his again.20 But if he doesn't redeem it or sells the field to someone else, it can never be bought back.21 When the field is released in the Jubilee, it becomes holy to God, the possession of the Sanctuary, God's field. It goes into the hands of the priests.

22 "If a man dedicates to God a field he has bought, a field which is not part of the family land,23 the priest will compute its proportionate value in relation to the next year of Jubilee. The man must pay its value on the spot as something that is now holy to God, belonging to the Sanctuary.24 In the year of Jubilee it goes back to its original owner, the man from whom he bought it.25 The valuations will be reckoned by the Sanctuary shekel, at twenty gerahs to the shekel.

26 "No one is allowed to dedicate the firstborn of an animal; the firstborn, as firstborn, already belongs to God. No matter if it's cattle or sheep, it already belongs to God.27 If it's one of the ritually unclean animals, he can buy it back at its assessed value by adding twenty percent to it. If he doesn't redeem it, it is to be sold at its assessed value.

28 "But nothing that a man irrevocably devotes to God from what belongs to him, whether human or animal or family land, may be either sold or bought back. Everything devoted is holy to the highest degree; it's God's inalienable property.

29 "No human who has been devoted to destruction can be redeemed. He must be put to death.

30 "A tenth of the land's produce, whether grain from the ground or fruit from the trees, is God's. It is holy to God.31 If a man buys back any of the tenth he has given, he must add twenty percent to it.32 A tenth of the entire herd and flock, every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd's rod, is holy to God.33 He is not permitted to pick out the good from the bad or make a substitution. If he dishonestly makes a substitution, both animals, the original and the substitute, become the possession of the Sanctuary and cannot be redeemed."

34 These are the commandments that God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai for the People of Israel.

Numbers 1

Census in the Wilderness of Sinai

1 God spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai at the Tent of Meeting on the first day of the second month in the second year after they had left Egypt. He said,2 "Number the congregation of the People of Israel by clans and families, writing down the names of every male.3 You and Aaron are to register, company by company, every man who is twenty years and older who is able to fight in the army.4 Pick one man from each tribe who is head of his family to help you.5 These are the names of the men who will help you: from Reuben: Elizur son of Shedeur

6 from Simeon: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai

7 from Judah: Nahshon son of Amminadab

8 from Issachar: Nethanel son of Zuar

9 from Zebulun: Eliab son of Helon

10 from the sons of Joseph, from Ephraim: Elishama son of Ammihud from Manasseh: Gamaliel son of Pedahzur

11 from Benjamin: Abidan son of Gideoni

12 from Dan: Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai

13 from Asher: Pagiel son of Ocran

14 from Gad: Eliasaph son of Deuel

15 from Naphtali: Ahira son of Enan."

16 These were the men chosen from the congregation, leaders of their ancestral tribes, heads of Israel's military divisions.

17 Moses and Aaron took these men who had been named to help18 and gathered the whole congregation together on the first day of the second month. The people registered themselves in their tribes according to their ancestral families, putting down the names of those who were twenty years old and older,19 just as God commanded Moses. He numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.

20 The line of Reuben, Israel's firstborn: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by tribes according to their ancestral families.21 The tribe of Reuben numbered 46,500.

22 The line of Simeon: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.23 The tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.

24 The line of Gad: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.25 The tribe of Gad numbered 45,650.

26 The line of Judah: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.27 The tribe of Judah numbered 74,600.

28 The line of Issachar: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.29 The tribe of Issachar numbered 54,400.

30 The line of Zebulun: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.31 The tribe of Zebulun numbered 57,400.

32 The line of Joseph: From son Ephraim the men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.33 The tribe of Ephraim numbered 40,500.

34 And from son Manasseh the men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.35 The tribe of Manasseh numbered 32,200.

36 The line of Benjamin: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.37 The tribe of Benjamin numbered 35,400.

38 The line of Dan: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.39 The tribe of Dan numbered 62,700.

40 The line of Asher: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.41 The tribe of Asher numbered 41,500.

42 The line of Naphtali: The men were counted off head by head, every male twenty years and older who was able to fight in the army, registered by clans and families.43 The tribe of Naphtali numbered 53,400.

44 These are the numbers of those registered by Moses and Aaron, registered with the help of the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing his ancestral family.45-46 The sum total of the People of Israel twenty years old and over who were able to fight in the army, counted by ancestral family, was 603,550.

47 The Levites, however, were not counted by their ancestral family along with the others.48 God had told Moses,49 "The tribe of Levi is an exception: Don't register them. Don't count the tribe of Levi; don't include them in the general census of the People of Israel.50 Instead, appoint the Levites to be in charge of The Dwelling of The Testimony-over all its furnishings and everything connected with it. Their job is to carry The Dwelling and all its furnishings, maintain it, and camp around it.51 When it's time to move The Dwelling, the Levites will take it down, and when it's time to set it up, the Levites will do it. Anyone else who even goes near it will be put to death.

52 "The rest of the People of Israel will set up their tents in companies, every man in his own camp under its own flag.53 But the Levites will set up camp around The Dwelling of The Testimony so that wrath will not fall on the community of Israel. The Levites are responsible for the security of The Dwelling of The Testimony."

54 The People of Israel did everything that God commanded Moses. They did it all.

Numbers 2

Marching Orders

1 God spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said,2 "The People of Israel are to set up camp circling the Tent of Meeting and facing it. Each company is to camp under its distinctive tribal flag."

3 To the east toward the sunrise are the companies of the camp of Judah under its flag, led by Nahshon son of Amminadab.4 His troops number 74,600.

5 The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them, led by Nethanel son of Zuar.6 His troops number 54,400.

7 And the tribe of Zebulun is next to them, led by Eliab son of Helon.8 His troops number 57,400.

9 The total number of men assigned to Judah, troop by troop, is 186,400. They will lead the march.

10 To the south are the companies of the camp of Reuben under its flag, led by Elizur son of Shedeur.11 His troops number 46,500.

12 The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them, led by Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.13 His troops number 59,300.

14 And the tribe of Gad is next to them, led by Eliasaph son of Deuel.15 His troops number 45,650.

16 The total number of men assigned to Reuben, troop by troop, is 151,450. They are second in the order of the march.

17 The Tent of Meeting with the camp of the Levites takes its place in the middle of the march. Each tribe will march in the same order in which they camped, each under its own flag.

18 To the west are the companies of the camp of Ephraim under its flag, led by Elishama son of Ammihud.19 His troops number 40,500.

20 The tribe of Manasseh will set up camp next to them, led by Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.21 His troops number 32,200.

22 And next to him is the camp of Benjamin, led by Abidan son of Gideoni.23 His troops number 35,400.

24 The total number of men assigned to the camp of Ephraim, troop by troop, is 108,100. They are third in the order of the march.

25 To the north are the companies of the camp of Dan under its flag, led by Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.26 His troops number 62,700.

27 The tribe of Asher will camp next to them, led by Pagiel son of Ocran.28 His troops number 41,500.

29 And next to them is the tribe of Naphtali, led by Ahira son of Enan.30 His troops number 53,400.

31 The total number of men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out, under their flags, last in the line of the march.

32 These are the People of Israel, counted according to their ancestral families. The total number in the camps, counted troop by troop, comes to 603,550.33 Following God's command to Moses, the Levites were not counted in with the rest of Israel.

34 The People of Israel did everything the way God commanded Moses: They camped under their respective flags; they marched by tribe with their ancestral families.