Leviticus 27:2

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When a man maketh a wonderful vow, by thy valuation the persons <FI>are<Fi> Jehovah's.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 27:2 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
  2. Numbers 6:2“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if a man or woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the LORD,
  3. Numbers 21:2So Israel made a vow to the LORD: “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote their cities to destruction.”
  4. Numbers 30:3And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge,
  5. Deuteronomy 23:21If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
  6. Deuteronomy 23:22But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin.
  7. Deuteronomy 23:23Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.
  8. Deuteronomy 23:24When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, but you must not put any in your basket.
  9. Judges 11:30Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand,
  10. Judges 11:39After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she had never had relations with a man. So it has become a custom in Israel
  11. 1 Samuel 1:11And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”
  12. 1 Samuel 1:28I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.
  13. 2 Kings 12:5Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”
  14. Ecclesiastes 5:3As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
  15. Ecclesiastes 5:4When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

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