Bad dreams come with too many worries,\par and a fool with too many words.\par
Leviticus 27:2 - Easy To Read Version “Tell the people of Israel: A person might make a special promise to the Lord. That person might promise to give a person to the Lord. {That person will then serve the Lord in a special way.} The priest must set a price for that person. {People will have to pay that price if they want to buy the person back from the Lord.} Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Say to the Israelites, When a man shall make a special vow of persons to the Lord at your valuation, American Standard Version (1901) Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall accomplish a vow, the persons shall be for Jehovah by thy estimation. Common English Bible Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When a person makes a solemn promise to the LORD involving the value of a person, Catholic Public Domain Version Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: The man who will have made a vow and espoused his soul to God shall give the price according to the estimation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man that shall have made a vow, and promised his soul to God, shall give the price according to estimation. |
Bad dreams come with too many worries,\par and a fool with too many words.\par
Then the people of Israel made a special promise to the Lord: “Lord, please help us defeat these people. If you do this, then we will give their cities to you. We will totally destroy them.”
“A young woman might still be living in her father’s house. And that young woman might make a special promise to give something to the Lord.
“Tell these things to the people of Israel: A man or a woman might want to separate from other people for a time. This special time of separation allows a person to give himself totally to the Lord for a time. That person will be called a Nazirite. [86]
At the end of two months, Jephthah’s daughter returned to her father. Jephthah did what he promised to the Lord. Jephthah’s daughter never had sexual relations with anyone. So this became a custom in Israel.
She made a special promise to God. She said, “Lord All-Powerful, see how very sad I am. Remember me! Don’t forget me. If you will give me a son, then I will give him to you. He will be a Nazirite: He will not drink wine or strong drink. [9] And no one will ever cut his hair. [10] ”
And now I give this child to the Lord. He will serve [16] the Lord all his life.”