Leviticus 27:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If you promise to sacrifice an animal to me, it becomes holy, and there is no way you can set it free.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:25

Don't fall into the trap of making promises to God before you think!

Ecclesiastes 5:6

Don't let your mouth get you in trouble! And don't say to the worship leader, “I didn't mean what I said.” God can destroy everything you have worked for, so don't say something that makes God angry.

Ezekiel 48:14

and they must never sell or trade any of this land—it is the best land and belongs to me.

Leviticus 27:10

If you try to substitute any other animal, no matter how good, for the one you promised, they will both become holy and must be sacrificed.

Leviticus 27:8

If you have promised to give someone to me and can't afford to pay the full amount for that person's release, you will be taken to a priest, and he will decide how much you can afford.

Matthew 15:5

But you let people get by without helping their parents when they should. You let them say that what they have has been offered to God.