“ Speak to the Israelites. Tell them,‘ Suppose someone makes a special promise to set a person apart to serve the Lord. Here is how much it will cost to set that person free from the promise to serve.

“你晓谕以色列人说：人还特许的愿，被许的人要按你所估的价值归给耶和华。

“你要吩咐以色列人，对他们说：人向耶和华许特别的愿，要按照你所估一个人的价钱。

“你要吩咐以色列人，对他们说：人向耶和华许特别的愿，要按照你所估一个人的价钱。

“你把以下条例告诉以色列人。“如果有人许下特别的愿，以付身价的方式奉献一个人给耶和华，就要为被奉献者估定身价。

“你要告诉以色列人，对他们说：如果人许特别的愿，献身给耶和华，就要依照你的估价献身价。

「你曉諭以色列人說：人還特許的願，被許的人要按你所估的價值歸給耶和華。

「你要吩咐以色列人，對他們說：人向耶和華許特別的願，要按照你所估一個人的價錢。

「你要吩咐以色列人，對他們說：人向耶和華許特別的願，要按照你所估一個人的價錢。

「你把以下條例告訴以色列人。「如果有人許下特別的願，以付身價的方式奉獻一個人給耶和華，就要為被奉獻者估定身價。

“你要告訴以色列人，對他們說：如果人許特別的願，獻身給耶和華，就要依照你的估價獻身價。

『你要告訴以色列人說：人若要還特許的願，就要照你所估定的將身價歸與永恆主。

告以色列族云、以人許願、俾歸耶和華、則必估其價、

告以色列族云、有許願者、以人供我役事、則必估其價、

爾告以色列人云、人若以人許願、則當估其價以歸主、

“ 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,

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

“ 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,

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

“ 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.

“ 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,

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.

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

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.

“ 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,

“ Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them,‘ When a man consecrates a person to Yahweh in a vow, according to your valuation,

“ Say to the Israelites,‘ Suppose a man or woman wants to make a special promise. They want to set themselves apart to the Lord for a certain period of time. They want to be Nazirites.

Don’t put off giving to the Lord your God everything you promise him. He will certainly require it from you. And you will be guilty of committing a sin.But if you don’t make a promise, you won’t be guilty.Make sure you do what you promised to do. With your own mouth you made the promise to the Lord your God. No one forced you to do it.

After the two months were over, she returned to her father. He did to her just what he had promised to do. And she was a virgin. So that became a practice in Israel.

She made a promise to him. She said,“ Lord, you rule over all. Please see how I’m suffering! Show concern for me! Don’t forget about me! Please give me a son! If you do, I’ll give him back to the Lord. Then he will serve the Lord all the days of his life. He’ll never use a razor on his head. He’ll never cut his hair.”

So now I’m giving him to the Lord. As long as he lives he’ll be given to the Lord.” And there Eli worshiped the Lord.

Jephthah made a promise to the Lord. Jephthah said,“ Hand the Ammonites over to me.If you do, here’s what I’ll do when I come back from winning the battle. Anything that comes out the door of my house to meet me will belong to the Lord. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.”

When you make a promise to God, don’t wait too long to carry it out. He isn’t pleased with foolish people. So do what you have promised.It is not good to make a promise and not keep it. It is better to make no promise at all.

“ Suppose a young woman is still living in her father’s house. She makes a special promise to the Lord. Or she gives her word to do something.

Then Jacob made a promise. He said,“ May God be with me. May he watch over me on this journey I’m taking. May he give me food to eat and clothes to wear.May he do as he has promised so that I can return safely to my father’s home. Then you, Lord, will be my God.This stone I’ve set up as a sacred stone will be God’s house. And I’ll give you a tenth of everything you give me.”

Then Israel made a promise to the Lord. They said,“ Hand these people over to us. If you do, we will set their cities apart to you in a special way to be destroyed.”