Leviticus 27:8

⁶ Now if the person is from one month to five years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be five shekels of silver, and for the female three shekels of silver.

⁷ And if the person is sixty years of age or older, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female.

But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.

⁹ If he vows an animal that may be brought as an offering to the LORD, any such animal given to the LORD shall be holy.

¹⁰ He must not replace it or exchange it, either good for bad or bad for good. But if he does substitute one animal for another, both that animal and its substitute will be holy.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.
KJV: But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.
WEB: But if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall assign a value to him. The priest shall assign a value according to his ability to pay.
ASV: But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him that vowed shall the priest value him.
DARBY: And if he be poorer than thy valuation, he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him: according to his means that vowed shall the priest value him.
BLB: And if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall present him before the face of the priest, and the priest shall value him according to mouth, after the reach of the hand who vowed, the priest shall value him.

ÅB: Men dersom noen er for fattig til å betale etter din verdsetning, da skal han stilles fram for presten, og presten skal verdsette ham; etter som den som har gjort løftet, har råd til, skal presten verdsette ham.
OTB: Hvis den som gir løftet er for fattig til å betale det spesifiserte beløpet, skal de presenteres for presten, som vil vurdere dem etter hva de har råd til.
B1930: Men dersom nogen er for fattig til å betale efter din verdsetning, da skal han stilles frem for presten, og presten skal verdsette ham; efter som den som har gjort løftet, har råd til, skal presten verdsette ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 14:21–22
If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,
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Mark 14:7
The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.
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Leviticus 5:7
If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.
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Luke 21:1–4
Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,
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2 Corinthians 8:12
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
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Leviticus 12:8
But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”
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Jeremiah 5:7
“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.
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Leviticus 5:11
But if he cannot afford two turtledoves or two young pigeons, he may bring a tenth of an ephah of fine flour as a sin offering. He must not put olive oil or frankincense on it, because it is a sin offering.
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