It is a trap for one to say rashly, “It is holy!” and only afterward to consider his vows.
Leviticus 27:9 - Tree of Life Version “Now if it is an animal that may be brought as an offering to Adonai, anything that one gives to Adonai will be holy. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the LORD, all that any man giveth of such unto the LORD shall be holy. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If it is a beast of which men offer an offering to the Lord, all that any man gives of such to the Lord shall be holy. American Standard Version (1901) And if it be a beast, whereof men offer an oblation unto Jehovah, all that any man giveth of such unto Jehovah shall be holy. Common English Bible If a solemn promise involves livestock that can be offered to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD will be considered holy. Catholic Public Domain Version But an animal which could be immolated to the Lord, if anyone has vowed it, shall be holy, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But a beast that may be sacrificed to the Lord, if any one shall vow, shall be holy, |
It is a trap for one to say rashly, “It is holy!” and only afterward to consider his vows.
They must not sell or exchange any of it or transfer the choice portion of the land, for it is holy to Adonai.
He is not to replace it or exchange it, either good for bad, or bad for good. But if he does exchange one animal for another, then both it and the one for which it is exchanged will become holy.
But if he is poorer than your valuation, then he is to be set before the kohen and the kohen will set a value for him, in keeping with what the one who made the vow can afford.
“If anyone commits a faithless act and sins unwittingly against the holy things of Adonai, then he is to bring his trespass offering to Adonai: a ram without blemish from the flock, according to your value in silver shekels after the shekel of the Sanctuary, for a trespass offering.
But you say, ‘Whoever tells his father or mother, “Whatever you might have gained from me is a gift to God,”