Leviticus 27:2
"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, 'When a man makes a vow, the persons shall be for the Lord by your valuation.
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In Context
1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
Cross References
Numbers 6:2"Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them: When either man or woman shall make a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord,
Numbers 30:3"Also when a woman vows a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by a bond, being in her father's house, in her youth,
Deuteronomy 23:22But if you shall forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in you.
Deuteronomy 23:24When you come into your neighbor's vineyard, then you may eat of grapes your fill at your own pleasure; but you shall not put any in your vessel.
Judges 11:39It happened at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to what he had vowed. And she was a virgin. It became a custom in Israel,
1 Samuel 1:28Therefore also I have granted him to the Lord. As long as he lives he is granted to the Lord." He worshiped the Lord there.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 27:2-14
The Law Concerning Vows. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 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. 3 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 4 And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. 5 And if it be from five years old even… Read the whole commentary →