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