^43 (A)The Nethinim: the sons of Ziha, the sons of Hasupha, the sons of Tabbaoth,

^2 (A)And the first inhabitants who dwelt in their possessions in their cities were Israelites, priests, Levites, and ^(B)the Nethinim.

²³ Now therefore, you are ^(A)cursed, and none of you shall be freed from being slaves—woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”

²⁴ So they answered Joshua and said, “Because your servants were clearly told that the Lord your God ^(B)commanded His servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore ^(C)we were very much afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing. ²⁵ And now, here we are, ^(D)in your hands; do with us as it seems good and right to do to us.” ²⁶ So he did to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, so that they did not kill them. ²⁷ And that day Joshua made them ^(E)woodcutters and water carriers for the congregation and for the altar of the Lord, ^(F)in the place which He would choose, even to this day.

² “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ^(A)‘When a man ^[a]consecrates by a vow certain persons to the Lord, according to your ^[b]valuation, ³ if your valuation is of a male from twenty years old up to sixty years old, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, ^(B)according to the shekel of the sanctuary. ⁴ If it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels; ⁵ and if from five years old up to twenty years old, then your valuation for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels; ⁶ and if from a month old up to five years old, then your valuation for a male shall be five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver; ⁷ and if from sixty years old and above, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.

⁸ ‘But if he is too poor to pay your valuation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall set a value for ^(C)him; according to the ability of him who vowed, the priest shall value him.