Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

“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.

King James Version

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.

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,

A Conservative Version

Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, When a man shall accomplish a vow, the persons shall be for LORD by thy 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.

Amplified

“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].

Bible in Basic English

Say to the children of Israel, If a man makes a special oath, you will give your decision as to the value of the persons for the Lord.

Darby 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.

Julia Smith 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.

King James 2000

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,

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Speak to the {Israelites}, and say to them, 'When a man makes a vow according to your proper value [of] persons to Yahweh,

Modern King James verseion

Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, When a man shall make a special vow, the persons shall be for Jehovah by your evaluation.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, 'If any man will give a singular vow unto the LORD according to the value of his soul,

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,

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.

The Emphasized Bible

Speak unto the sons of Israel and thou shall say unto them - When any man would consecrate and pay a vow by thine estimate of lives unto Yahweh,

Webster

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.

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.

Youngs 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

and say

Usage: 0

אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

vow
נדר נדר 
Neder 
Usage: 60

the persons
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

shall be for the Lord

Usage: 0

References

Watsons

Context Readings

Instructions About Vows

1 The Lord spoke to Moses: 2 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When someone makes a special vow to the Lord that involves the assessment of people, 3 if the assessment concerns a male from 20 to 60 years old, your assessment is 50 silver shekels measured by the standard sanctuary shekel.


Cross References

Numbers 6:2

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When a man or woman makes a special vow, a Nazirite vow, to consecrate himself to the Lord,

Deuteronomy 23:21-23

“If you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will require it of you, and it will be counted against you as sin.

Judges 11:30-31

Jephthah made this vow to the Lord: “If You will hand over the Ammonites to me,

Judges 11:39

At the end of two months, she returned to her father, and he kept the vow he had made about her. And she had never been intimate with a man. Now it became a custom in Israel

1 Samuel 1:11

Making a vow, she pleaded, “Lord of Hosts, if You will take notice of Your servant’s affliction, remember and not forget me, and give Your servant a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.”

1 Samuel 1:28

I now give the boy to the Lord. For as long as he lives, he is given to the Lord.” Then he bowed in worship to the Lord there.

Genesis 28:20-22

Then Jacob made a vow: “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, if He provides me with food to eat and clothing to wear,

Numbers 21:2

Then Israel made a vow to the Lord, “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will completely destroy their cities.”

Numbers 30:3

“When a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the Lord or puts herself under an obligation,

Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because He does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.

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