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"‘He and the one who bought him must count the time from when he sold himself up to the next year of Jubilee. Use that number to decide the price, because the person really only hired himself out for a certain number of years.

"‘Don't make idols for yourselves or set up statues or memorials. Don't put stone statues in your land to bow down to, because I am the Lord your God.

You will have enough crops to last for more than a year. When you harvest the new crops, you will have to throw out the old ones to make room for them.

"‘If after all this you still do not obey me, I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

I will also turn against you. I will punish you seven more times for your sins.

You broke my agreement, and I will punish you. I will bring armies against you, and if you go into your cities for safety, I will cause diseases to spread among you so that your enemy will defeat you.

I will show my great anger; I will punish you seven more times for your sins.

which made me turn against them and send them into the land of their enemies. If these disobedient people are sorry for what they did and accept punishment for their sin,

The land will be left empty by its people, and it will enjoy its time of rest as it lies bare without them. Then those who are left alive will accept the punishment for their sins. They will learn that they were punished because they hated my laws and refused to obey my rules.

For their good I will remember the agreement with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt so I could become their God; the other nations saw these things. I am the Lord .'"

the price for a man twenty to sixty years old is about one and one-fourth pounds of silver. (You must use the measure as set by the Holy Place.)

The price for a woman twenty to sixty years old is about twelve ounces of silver.

The price for a man five to twenty years old is about eight ounces of silver; for a woman it is about four ounces of silver.

The price for a baby boy one month to five years old is about two ounces of silver; for a baby girl the price is about one and one-half ounces of silver.

The price for a man sixty years old or older is about six ounces of silver; for a woman it is about four ounces of silver.

That person must not try to put another animal in its place or exchange it, a good animal for a bad one, or a bad animal for a good one. If this happens, both animals will become holy.

The priest will decide a price for the animal, according to whether it is good or bad; as the priest decides, that is the price for the animal.

"‘If a person gives a house as holy to the Lord , the priest must decide its value, according to whether the house is good or bad; as the priest decides, that is the price for the house.

"‘If a person gives some family property to the Lord , the value of the fields will depend on how much seed is needed to plant them. It will cost about one and one-fourth pounds of silver for each six bushels of barley seed needed.

the priest must count the years to the next Jubilee. He must decide the price for the land, and the price must be paid on that day. Then that land will be holy to the Lord .