1. The Lord said to Moses:
2. Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When anyone makes a vow to the Lord with respect to the value of a human being,
3. the value for males between the ages of twenty and sixty shall be fifty silver shekels, by the sanctuary shekel;
4. and for a female, the value shall be thirty shekels.
5. For persons between the ages of five and twenty, the value for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female, ten shekels.
6. For persons between the ages of one month and five years, the value for a male shall be five silver shekels, and for a female, three shekels.
7. For persons of sixty or more, for a male the value shall be fifteen shekels, and ten shekels for a female.
8. However, if the one who made the vow is too poor to meet the sum, the person must be set before the priest, who shall determine a value; the priest will do this in keeping with the means of the one who made the vow.
9. If the offering vowed to the Lord is an animal that may be sacrificed, every such animal given to the Lord becomes sacred.
10. The offerer shall not substitute or exchange another for it, either a worse or a better one. If the offerer exchanges one animal in place of another, both the original and its substitute shall become sacred.
11. If any unclean animal which is unfit for sacrifice to the Lord is vowed, it must be set before the priest,
12. who shall determine its value in keeping with its good or bad qualities, and the value set by the priest shall stand.
13. If the offerer wishes to redeem the animal, the person shall pay one fifth more than this valuation.