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H. DIRECTIONS CONCERNING VOWS ch. 27 >
2. Vows concerning animals 27:9-13
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The Israelites could offer animals that the Mosaic Law classed as clean or unclean to God in payment for a vow. The priests probably used the unclean animals for various purposes other than sacrifice, or they could sell them for a profit.