e, to the priests, to be slain, that they and their entire families
may eat them in the holy city; but that the owners of those first-born
which are not appointed for sacrifices in the laws of our country,
should bring a shekel and a half in their stead: but for the first-born
of a man, five shekels: that they should also have the first-fruits out
of the shearing of the sheep; and that when any baked bread corn, and
made loaves of it, they should give somewhat of what they had baked to
them. Moreover, when any have made a sacred vow, I mean those that are
called Nazarites, that suffer their hair to grow long, and use no wine,
when they consecrate their hair, [4] and offer it for a sacrifice, they
are to allot that hair for the priests [to be thrown into the fire].
Such also as dedicate themselves to God, as a corban, which denotes what
the Greeks call a gift, when they are desirous of being freed from that
ministration, are to lay down money for the priests; thirty shekels if
it be a woman, and fifty if it be a man; but if any be too poor to pay
the appointed sum, it shall be lawful for the priests to determine that
sum as they think fit. And if any slay beasts at home for a private
festival, but not for a religious one, they are obliged to bring the maw
and the cheek, [or breast,] and the right shoulder of the sacrifice,
to the priests. With these Moses contrived that the priests should be
plentifully maintained, besides what they had out of those offerings for
sins which the people gave them, as I have set it down in the foregoing
book. He also ordered, that out of every thing allotted for the priests,
their servants, [their sons,] their daughters, and their wives, should
partake, as well as themselves, excepting what came to them out of the
sacrifices that were offered for sins; for of those none but the males
of the family of the priests might eat, and this in the temple also, and
that the same day they were offered.

5. When Moses had made these constitutions, after the sedition was over,
he removed, together with the whole army, and came to the borders
of Idumea. He then sent ambassadors to the king of the Idumeans, and
desired him to give him a passage through his country; and agreed to
send him what hostages he should desire, to secure him from an injury.
He desired him also, that he would allow his army liberty to buy
provisions; and, if he insisted upon it, he would pay down a price for
the very water they shou