Positive Commandment #227 of 613
Estimate the value of people as determined by the Law
Commandment #227 — a positive obligation from Leviticus 27:2, classified under Sacrifices and Offerings in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"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.”
— Leviticus 27:2
Hebrew
ב דַּבֵּר אֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם, אִישׁ, כִּי יַפְלִא נֶדֶר--בְּעֶרְכְּךָ נְפָשֹׁת, לַיהוָה.
Greek (Septuagint)
2 Λάλησον τοῖς υἱοῖς Ισραηλ καὶ ἐρεῖς αὐτοῖς Ὃς ἂν εὔξηται εὐχὴν ὥστε τιμὴν τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ τῷ κυρίῳ,
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Sacrifices and Offerings
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 27
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- B'chukotai
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #350
- Mishneh Torah
- PromisesAppraisals and Devoted Property
Related Commandments in “Sacrifices and Offerings”
#168: Do not offer to G-d any castrated male animals
Leviticus 22:24
#228: Estimate the value of consecrated animals
Leviticus 27:12
#229: Estimate the value of consecrated houses
Leviticus 27:14
#230: Estimate the value of consecrated fields
Leviticus 27:16
#231: Carry out the laws of interdicting possessions
Leviticus 27:28
#232: Do not sell interdicted possessions
Leviticus 27:28
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