Leviticus 27:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate a person to the LORD by giving the equivalent value,

New Living Translation
“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate someone to the LORD by paying the value of that person,

English Standard Version
“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, If anyone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the valuation of persons,

Berean Study Bible
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons,

New American Standard Bible
“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When someone makes an explicit vow, he shall be valued according to your assessment of persons belonging to the LORD.

NASB 1995
"Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When a man makes a difficult vow, he shall be valued according to your valuation of persons belonging to the LORD.

NASB 1977
“Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘When a man makes a difficult vow, he shall be valued according to your valuation of persons belonging to the LORD.

Amplified Bible
“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘When a man makes a special vow [consecrating himself or a member of his family], he shall be valued according to your [established system of] valuation of people belonging to the LORD [that is, the priest accepts from the man making the vow a specified amount of money for the temple treasury in place of the actual person].

Christian Standard Bible
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When someone makes a special vow to the LORD that involves the assessment of people,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When someone makes a special vow to the LORD that involves the assessment of people,

Contemporary English Version
to say to the community of Israel: If you ever want to free someone who has been promised to me,

Good News Translation
the following regulations for the people of Israel. When any of you have been given to the LORD in fulfillment of a special vow, you may be set free by the payment of the following sums of money,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Tell the Israelites: If any of you makes a special vow [to give a person] to the LORD, you may give money instead of the person.

International Standard Version
"Tell the Israelis that when a person makes a special vow based on the appropriate value of people who belong to the LORD,

NET Bible
"Speak to the Israelites and tell them, 'When a man makes a special votive offering based on the conversion value of persons to the LORD,
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.

New King James Version
“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When a man consecrates by a vow certain persons to the LORD, according to your valuation,

King James 2000 Bible
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a special vow of persons to the LORD at your valuation,

New Heart English Bible
"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, 'When a man makes a vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by your valuation.

World English Bible
"Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, 'When a man makes a vow, the persons shall be for Yahweh by your valuation.

American King James Version
Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by your estimation.

American Standard Version
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall accomplish a vow, the persons shall be for Jehovah by thy estimation.

A Faithful Version
"Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, 'When a man shall make a special vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by your evaluation.

Darby Bible Translation
Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, When any one devoteth [anything] by a vow, the persons shall be for Jehovah according to thy valuation.

English Revised Version
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall accomplish a vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.

Webster's Bible Translation
Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD, by thy estimation.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them, If any man shall make a vowe of a person vnto the Lord, by thy estimation,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them: If any man wyl make a singuler vowe of a person vnto the Lorde, by thy estimation,

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Speake to ye children of Israel, & saye vnto them: Yf eny man make a speciall vowe vnto ye LORDE, so yt he pryse a soule, then shal this be the valuacion:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
speake vnto the childern of Israel and saye vnto them: Yf any man will geue a synguler vowe vnto the Lorde acordynge to the value
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: When a man makes a special vow in your valuation of persons to YHWH,

Young's Literal Translation
Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When a man maketh a wonderful vow, by thy valuation the persons are Jehovah's.

Smith's Literal Translation
Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, When a man shall separate a vow by thy estimation, the souls for Jehovah.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The man that shall have made a vow, and promised his soul to God, shall give the price according to estimation.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: The man who will have made a vow and espoused his soul to God shall give the price according to the estimation.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
“Speak with the children of Israel and say to them: ‘When a man dedicates a vow with the price of persons to LORD JEHOVAH.

Lamsa Bible
Speak to the children of Israel and say to them. When a man makes a special vow with the price of persons to the LORD,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When a man shall clearly utter a vow of persons unto the LORD, according to thy valuation,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Whosoever shall vow a vow as the valuation of his soul for the Lord,
















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