Rules about Valuations

¹Then the LORD said to Moses,

²“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,

³if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver,according to the sanctuary shekel.

⁴Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels.

⁵And if the person is from five to twenty years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be twenty shekels,and for the female ten shekels.

⁶Now if the person is from one month to five years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be five shekels of silver,and for the female three shekels of silver.

⁷And if the person is sixty years of age or older, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekelsfor the male and ten shekels for the female.

⁸But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the personbefore the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.

⁹If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy.

¹⁰He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.

¹¹But if the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the LORD, the animal must be presented before the priest.

¹²The priest shall set its value, whether high or low; as the priest values it, the price will be set.

¹³If, however, the owner decides to redeem the animal, he must add a fifth to its value.

¹⁴Now if a man consecrates his house as holy to the LORD, then the priest shall value it either as good or bad. The price will stand just as the priest values it.

¹⁵But if he who consecrated his house redeems it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it will belong to him.

¹⁶If a man consecrates to the LORD a parcel of his land, then your valuation shall be proportional to the seed required for it—fifty shekels of silver for every homer of barley seed.

¹⁷If he consecrates his field during the Year of Jubilee, the price will stand according to your valuation.

¹⁸But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced.

¹⁹And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him.

²⁰If, however, he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold it to another man, it may no longer be redeemed.

²¹When the field is released in the Jubilee, it will become holy, like a field devoted to the LORD; it becomes the property of the priests.

²²Now if a man consecrates to the LORD a field he has purchased, which is not a part of his own property,

²³then the priest shall calculate for him the value up to the Year of Jubilee, and the man shall pay the assessed value on that day as a sacred offering to the LORD.

²⁴In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land.

²⁵Every valuation will be according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.

²⁶But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.

²⁷But if it is among the unclean animals, then he may redeem it according to your valuation and add a fifth of its value. If it is not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to your valuation.

²⁸Nothing that a man sets apartto the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.

²⁹No person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death.

Instruction on Tithes

³⁰Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.

³¹If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value.

³²Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD.

³³He must not inspect whether it is good or bad, and he shall not make any substitution. But if he does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute shall become holy; they cannot be redeemed.’”

³⁴These are the commandments that the LORD gave to Moses for the Israelites on Mount Sinai.

Offerings of Dedication

¹On the day Moses finished setting up the tabernacle, he anointed and consecrated it and all its furnishings, along with the altar and all its utensils.

²And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.

³They brought as their offering before the LORD six covered carts and twelve oxen—an ox from each leader and a cart from every two leaders—and presented them before the tabernacle.

⁴And the LORD said to Moses,

⁵“Accept these gifts from them, that they may be used in the work of the Tent of Meeting. And give them to the Levites, to each man according to his service.”

⁶So Moses took the carts and oxen and gave them to the Levites.

⁷He gave the Gershonites two carts and four oxen, as their service required,

⁸and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

⁹But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.

¹⁰When the altar was anointed, the leaders approached with their offerings for its dedication and presented them before the altar.

¹¹And the LORD said to Moses, “Each day one leader is to present his offering for the dedication of the altar.”

¹²On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.

¹³His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels,and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels,both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

¹⁴one gold dish weighing ten shekels,filled with incense;

¹⁵one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

¹⁶one male goat for a sin offering;

¹⁷and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

¹⁸On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, drew near.

¹⁹The offering he presented was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

²⁰one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

²¹one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

²²one male goat for a sin offering;

²³and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

²⁴On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites, drew near.

²⁵His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

²⁶one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

²⁷one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

²⁸one male goat for a sin offering;

²⁹and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

³⁰On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites, drew near.

³¹His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

³²one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

³³one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

³⁴one male goat for a sin offering;

³⁵and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

³⁶On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.

³⁷His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

³⁸one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

³⁹one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁴⁰one male goat for a sin offering;

⁴¹and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

⁴²On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites, drew near.

⁴³His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

⁴⁴one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

⁴⁵one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁴⁶one male goat for a sin offering;

⁴⁷and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

⁴⁸On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites, drew near.

⁴⁹His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

⁵⁰one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

⁵¹one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁵²one male goat for a sin offering;

⁵³and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

⁵⁴On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites, drew near.

⁵⁵His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

⁵⁶one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

⁵⁷one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁵⁸one male goat for a sin offering;

⁵⁹and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

⁶⁰On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjamites, drew near.

⁶¹His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

⁶²one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

⁶³one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁶⁴one male goat for a sin offering;

⁶⁵and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

⁶⁶On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites, drew near.

⁶⁷His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

⁶⁸one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

⁶⁹one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁷⁰one male goat for a sin offering;

⁷¹and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

⁷²On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ocran, the leader of the Asherites, drew near.

⁷³His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

⁷⁴one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

⁷⁵one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁷⁶one male goat for a sin offering;

⁷⁷and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ocran.

⁷⁸On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites, drew near.

⁷⁹His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;

⁸⁰one gold dish weighing ten shekels, filled with incense;

⁸¹one young bull, one ram, and one male lamb a year old for a burnt offering;

⁸²one male goat for a sin offering;

⁸³and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

⁸⁴So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.

⁸⁵Each silver platter weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each silver bowl seventy shekels. The total weight of the silver articles was two thousand four hundred shekels,according to the sanctuary shekel.

⁸⁶The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels.

⁸⁷All the livestock for the burnt offering totaled twelve bulls, twelve rams, and twelve male lambs a year old—together with their grain offerings—and twelve male goats for the sin offering.

⁸⁸All the livestock sacrificed for the peace offering totaled twenty-four bulls, sixty rams, sixty male goats, and sixty male lambs a year old. This was the dedication offering for the altar after it was anointed.

⁸⁹When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seaton the ark of the Testimony.Thus the LORD spoke to him.

The Place of Sacrifice

¹Then the LORD said to Moses,

²“Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites and tell them this is what the LORD has commanded:

³‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox,a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it

⁴instead of bringing it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to present it as an offering to the LORD before His tabernacle—that man shall incur bloodguilt. He has shed blood and must be cut off from among his people.

⁵For this reason the Israelites will bring to the LORD the sacrifices they have been offering in the open fields. They are to bring them to the priest at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and offer them as sacrifices of peace offerings to the LORD.

⁶The priest will then splatter the blood on the altar of the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and burn the fat as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

⁷They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demonsto which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’

⁸Tell them that if anyone from the house of Israel or any foreigner living among them offers a burnt offering or a sacrifice

⁹but does not bring it to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting to sacrifice it to the LORD, that man must be cut off from his people.

Laws against Eating Blood

¹⁰If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.

¹¹For the lifeof the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you to make atonement for your souls upon the altar; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.

¹²Therefore I say to the Israelites, ‘None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.’

¹³And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.

¹⁴For the life of all flesh is its blood. Therefore I have told the Israelites, ‘You must not eat the blood of any living thing, because the life of all flesh is its blood; whoever eats it must be cut off.’

¹⁵And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.

¹⁶But if he does not wash his clothes and bathe himself, then he shall bear his iniquity.”

Make a Joyful Noise

¹Make a joyful noise to God,all the earth!

²Sing the glory of His name;make His praise glorious.

³Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds!So great is Your powerthat Your enemies cower before You.

⁴All the earth bows down to You;they sing praise to You;they sing praise to Your name.”Selah

⁵Come and see the works of God;how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

⁶He turned the sea into dry land;they passed through the waters on foot;there we rejoiced in Him.

⁷He rules forever by His power;His eyes watch the nations.Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.Selah

⁸Bless our God, O peoples;let the sound of His praise be heard.

⁹He preserves our livesand keeps our feet from slipping.

¹⁰For You, O God, have tested us;You have refined us like silver.

¹¹You led us into the net;You laid burdens on our backs.

¹²You let men ride over our heads;we went through fire and water,but You brought us into abundance.

¹³I will enter Your house with burnt offerings;I will fulfill my vows to You—

¹⁴the vows that my lips promisedand my mouth spoke in my distress.

¹⁵I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings,with the fragrant smoke of rams;I will offer bulls and goats.Selah

¹⁶Come and listen, all you who fear God,and I will declare what He has done for me.

¹⁷I cried out to Him with my mouthand praised Him with my tongue.

¹⁸If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,the Lord would not have listened.

¹⁹But God has surely heard;He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

²⁰Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayeror withheld from me His loving devotion!