24. In the Year of Jubilee the field will revert to the person from whom it was bought, the one whose land it was.
25. Every value is to be set according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.
26. ‘ “No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord; whether an ox or a sheep, it is the Lord’s.
27. If it is one of the unclean animals, it may be bought back at its set value, adding a fifth of the value to it. If it is not redeemed, it is to be sold at its set value.
28. ‘ “But nothing that a person owns and devotes to the Lord – whether a human being or an animal or family land – may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the Lord.
29. ‘ “No one devoted to destruction may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.
30. ‘ “A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.
31. Whoever would redeem any of their tithe must add a fifth of the value to it.
32. Every tithe of the herd and flock – every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod – will be holy to the Lord.
33. No one may pick out the good from the bad or make any substitution. If anyone does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute become holy and cannot be redeemed.” ’
34. These are the commands the Lord gave Moses at Mount Sinai for the Israelites.Footnotes for the Book of Leviticusa 2 Or representative; also in verses 9 and 16a 6 Or purification offering; here and throughout this chapterb 11 That is, probably about 1.6 kilogramsc 12 Or representatived 15 That is, about 12 gramse 19 Or offering; atonement has been made for theira 7 Or purification offering; also in verse 37b 21 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Samaritan Pentateuch, Syriac and Targum (see 5:2); most Hebrew manuscripts any unclean, detestable thingc 25 Or offering isa 2 Or purification offering; here and throughout this chapterb 4 The Hebrew word can include both male and female; also in verses 18 and 19.a 13 The precise identification of some of the birds, insects and animals in this chapter is uncertain.a 2 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated ‘leprosy’, was used for various diseases affecting the skin; here and throughout verses 3-46.b 2 Or descendantsc 45 Or clothes, uncover their heada 15 Or purification offering; also in verse 30b 31 Or my tabernaclea 3 The Hebrew word can include both male and female.b 7 Or the demonsc 11 Or atonement by the life in the blooda 4 Or unclean as a leader among his peopleb 10 Or not uncover his heada 13 That is, probably about 3.2 kilograms; also in verse 17b 13 That is, about 1 litrec 19 Or purification offeringd 27 Or and fast; similarly in verses 29 and 32e 38 Or These festivals are in addition to the Lord’s Sabbaths, and these offerings area 11 Or my tabernacleb 30 Or your funeral offerings