Leviticus 27:8 “But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is…”

Leviticus 27:8

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

But if he be poorer then thou hast esteemed him, then shall hee present himselfe before the Priest, and the Priest shall value him, according to the abilitie of him that vowed, so shall the Priest value him.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

'And if he is poorer than thy valuation, then he hath presented himself before the priest, and the priest hath valued him; according to that which the hand of him who is vowing doth reach doth the priest value him.

Bible in Basic English

But if he is poorer than the value which you have put on him, then let him be taken to the priest, and the priest will put a value on him, such as it is possible for him to give.

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Cross references

“poorer”

Mark 14:7 Leviticus 5:7 Leviticus 12:8 Luke 21:1–4 2 Corinthians 8:12 Leviticus 14:21

Mark 14:7 · BSB

The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.

Leviticus 5:7 · BSB

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.

Leviticus 12:8 · BSB

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.’”

Luke 21:1–4 · BSB

Then Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury,

2 Corinthians 8:12 · BSB

For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.

Leviticus 14:21 · BSB

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…

“according”

Jeremiah 5:7

Jeremiah 5:7 · BSB

“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.

Also

Leviticus 5:11

Leviticus 5:11 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7And 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.

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

Read Leviticus 27