Scripture 5-21

"...assess him according to what the vower can afford..."
 

 

5-21-2008

Fourth Day of the Week

 

Scripture: Leviticus 27

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

²Speak to the Israelite people and say to them: When anyone explicitly vows to the Lord the equivalent for a human being, ³the following scale shall apply: If it is a male from twenty to sixty years of age, the equivalent is fifty shekels of silver by the sanctuary weight; ⁴if it is a female, the equivalent is thirty shekels. ⁵If the age is from five years to twenty years, the equivalent is twenty shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female. ⁶If the age is from one month to five years, the equivalent for a male is five shekels of silver, and the equivalent for a female is three shekels of silver. ⁷If the age is sixty years or over, the equivalent is fifteen shekels in the case of a male and ten shekels for a female. ⁸But if one cannot afford the equivalent, he shall be presented before the priest, and the priest shall assess him; the priest shall assess him according to what the vower can afford.

⁹If [the vow concerns] any animal that may be brought as an offering to the Lord, any such that may be given to the Lord shall be holy. ¹⁰One may not exchange or substitute another for it, either good for bad, or bad for good; if one does substitute one animal for another, the thing vowed and its substitute shall both be holy. ¹¹If [the vow concerns] any unclean animal that may not be brought as an offering to the Lord, the animal shall be presented before the priest, ¹²and the priest shall assess it. Whether high or low, whatever assessment is set by the priest shall stand; ¹³and if he wishes to redeem it, he must add one-fifth to its assessment.

¹⁴If anyone consecrates his house to the Lord, the priest shall assess it. Whether high or low, as the priest assesses it, so it shall stand; ¹⁵and if he who has consecrated his house wishes to redeem it, he must add one-fifth to the sum at which it was assessed, and it shall be his.

 

MEDITATION: How do we assess value in the gifts we present to G-d?

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