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‘If the vow involves one of the animals that may be brought as an offering to the Lord, any of these he gives to the Lord will be holy. 10 He may not replace it or make a substitution for it, either good for bad, or bad for good.(A) But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.

11 ‘If the vow involves any of the unclean animals that may not be brought as an offering to the Lord, the animal must be presented before the priest. 12 The priest will set its value, whether high or low; the price will be set as the priest makes the assessment for you. 13 If the one who brought it decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the[a] assessed value.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 27:13 Lit your, also in vv. 15,19,23

“‘If what they vowed is an animal that is acceptable as an offering to the Lord,(A) such an animal given to the Lord becomes holy.(B) 10 They must not exchange it or substitute a good one for a bad one, or a bad one for a good one;(C) if they should substitute one animal for another, both it and the substitute become holy. 11 If what they vowed is a ceremonially unclean animal(D)—one that is not acceptable as an offering to the Lord—the animal must be presented to the priest, 12 who will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then sets, that is what it will be. 13 If the owner wishes to redeem(E) the animal, a fifth must be added to its value.(F)

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