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.