So the diseased men got up at twilight to go to the Arameans’ camp. When they came to the camp’s edge, they discovered that no one was there,
Leviticus 27:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But if one is too poor to pay the assessment, he is to present the person before the priest and the priest will set a value for him. The priest will set a value for him according to what the one making the vow can afford. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But if the man is too poor to pay your valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him who vowed shall the priest value him. American Standard Version (1901) But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him that vowed shall the priest value him. Common English Bible But if financial difficulty prevents the promise maker from giving the full value, they must set the person before the priest. The priest will assign the person a value according to what the promise maker can afford. Catholic Public Domain Version If he is poor, and he does not have the means to pay the estimation, he shall stand before the priest, and however much he will value him and see that he is able to pay, so much shall he give. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If he be poor, and not able to pay the estimation, he shall stand before the priest: and as much as he shall value him at, and see him able to pay, so much shall he give. |
So the diseased men got up at twilight to go to the Arameans’ camp. When they came to the camp’s edge, they discovered that no one was there,
Why should I forgive you? Your children have abandoned me and sworn by those who are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery; they gashed themselves at the prostitute’s house.
But if she doesn’t have sufficient means , for a sheep, she may take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement on her behalf, and she will be clean.’
If the person is sixty years or more, your assessment is fifteen shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female.
‘If the vow involves one of the animals that may be brought as an offering to the Lord, any of these he gives to the Lord will be holy.
‘But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring two litres of fine flour , as an offering for his sin. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering.
‘But if he cannot afford an animal from the flock, then he may bring to the Lord two turtledoves or two young pigeons as penalty for guilt for his sin #– #one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.
You always have the poor with you, and you can do what is good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have me.
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what he does not have.