Can anyone who is good at deciphering Bible language ELI5 what this verse specifically means?
Leviticus 27
"'If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate a person to the Lord by giving the equivalent value, 3 set the value of a male between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels[
a] of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel[
b]; 4 for a female, set her value at thirty shekels[
c]; 5 for a person between the ages of five and twenty, set the value of a male at twenty shekels[
d] and of a female at ten shekels[
e]; 6 for a person between one month and five years, set the value of a male at five shekels[
f] of silver and that of a female at three shekels[
g] of silver; 7 for a person sixty years old or more, set the value of a male at fifteen shekels[
h] and of a female at ten shekels. 8 If anyone making the vow is too poor to pay the specified amount, the person being dedicated is to be presented to the priest, who will set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford."
So does a 20 year old man have to PAY 50 shekels to the "lord" or does he receive 50 shekels in return for his dedication (of whatever kind) to the lord?
