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The shekel shall be twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Every valuation of yours, moreover, shall be after the shekel of the sanctuary. The shekel shall be twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Every valuation of yours, moreover, shall be after the shekel of the sanctuary. The shekel shall be twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Every valuation of yours, moreover, shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary. The shekel shall be twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Every valuation of yours shall be in accordance with the sanctuary shekel; twenty gerahs shall make a shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All your assessed values will be measured by the standard sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All your assessed values will be measured by the standard sanctuary shekel, 20 gerahs to the shekel.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Every price will be set by the official standards. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"All values will be set using the standard weight of the holy place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All prices shall be set according to the official standard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Every valuation is to be according to the shekel of the sanctuary, evaluated at 20 gerahs to the shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every valuation will be according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Every conversion value must be calculated by the standard of the sanctuary shekel; twenty gerahs to the shekel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs to the shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs to the shekel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And all your valuation is by the shekel of the holy place: the shekel is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And all thy valuation is by the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs is the shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all thy estimation shall be according to the holy shekel: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All estimation shall be made according to the side of the sanctuary. A sicle hath twenty obols. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All estimation shall be weighed according to the shekel of the Sanctuary. A shekel has twenty obols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Every valuation shall be made according to the standard of the sanctuary shekel. There are twenty gerahs to the shekel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All assessments shall be by the sanctuary shekel: twenty gerahs shall make a shekel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And all the valuations thereof shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And its whole price shall be in shekels; twenty farthings is a shekel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And all thy valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And every valuation shall be by holy weights: the didrachm shall be twenty oboli.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/27-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=7747" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/27.htm">Rules about Valuations</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>In the Year of Jubilee the field shall return to the one from whom it was bought—the original owner of the land. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Every</a> <a href="/hebrew/6187.htm" title="6187: ‘er·kə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- An order, row, estimate. From arak; a pile, equipment, estimate.">valuation</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: haq·qō·ḏeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">according to the sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: bə·še·qel (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">shekel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6242.htm" title="6242: ‘eś·rîm (Number-cp) -- Twenty. From eser; twenty; also twentieth.">twenty</a> <a href="/hebrew/1626.htm" title="1626: gê·rāh (N-fs) -- A gerah (one-twentieth of a shekel). From garar; properly, a kernel, i.e. A gerah or small weight.">gerahs</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: haš·šā·qel (Art:: N-ms) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">to the shekel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>But no one may consecrate a firstborn of the livestock, because a firstborn belongs to the LORD. Whether it is an ox or a sheep, it is the LORD’s.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-47.htm">Numbers 3:47</a></span><br />you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16</a></span><br />You are to pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your valuation: five shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Exodus 30:13</a></span><br />Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/45-12.htm">Ezekiel 45:12</a></span><br />The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-29.htm">1 Chronicles 23:29</a></span><br />as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-32.htm">Nehemiah 10:32-33</a></span><br />We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God: / for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-4.htm">2 Kings 12:4</a></span><br />Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-9.htm">2 Chronicles 24:9</a></span><br />And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-25.htm">Deuteronomy 14:25</a></span><br />then exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God will choose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/25-15.htm">Deuteronomy 25:15</a></span><br />You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a></span><br />Dishonest scales are an abomination to the LORD, but an accurate weight is His delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-11.htm">Proverbs 16:11</a></span><br />Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-24.htm">Matthew 17:24-27</a></span><br />After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?” / “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?” / “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-19.htm">Matthew 22:19-21</a></span><br />Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius. / “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?” / “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-24.htm">Luke 20:24-25</a></span><br />“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered. / So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And all your estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.</p><p class="hdg">And all</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm">Leviticus 27:3</a></b></br> And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.</p><p class="hdg">to the shekel.</p><p class="hdg">twenty</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Exodus 30:13</a></b></br> This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel <i>is</i> twenty gerahs:) an half shekel <i>shall be</i> the offering of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/3-47.htm">Numbers 3:47</a></b></br> Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take <i>them</i>: (the shekel <i>is</i> twenty gerahs:)</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16</a></b></br> And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which <i>is</i> twenty gerahs.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/25-50.htm">Based</a> <a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Gerahs</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-23.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-11.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm">Shekel</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-5.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-23.htm">Valuation</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-23.htm">Value</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-14.htm">Values</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/26-53.htm">Based</a> <a href="/numbers/3-47.htm">Gerahs</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/numbers/1-4.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/numbers/3-10.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/numbers/3-47.htm">Shekel</a> <a href="/numbers/1-3.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-27.htm">Valuation</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-27.htm">Value</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-12.htm">Values</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-1.htm">He who makes a singular vow must be the Lord's</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm">The estimation of the person</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-9.htm">of a beast given by vow</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-14.htm">of a house</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-16.htm">of a field, and the redemption thereof</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">No devoted thing may be redeemed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">The tithe may not be changed</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This valuation system was part of the broader Levitical law, which provided guidelines for the Israelites on how to live in covenant with God. The concept of valuation underscores the importance of fulfilling vows and the seriousness with which they were to be taken. It reflects the principle that offerings to God should be made with integrity and sincerity.<p><b>will be according to the sanctuary shekel</b><br>The sanctuary shekel was a standard unit of weight and currency used in the tabernacle and later the temple. It ensured uniformity and fairness in religious transactions. The use of the sanctuary shekel highlights the centrality of the tabernacle (and later the temple) in the religious life of Israel, serving as the focal point for worship and offerings. This standardization also points to the holiness and orderliness expected in the worship of God, as the sanctuary shekel was considered sacred and set apart for divine purposes.<p><b>twenty gerahs to the shekel</b><br>A gerah was a smaller unit of weight, and twenty gerahs made up one shekel. This specific measurement provided clarity and precision in the valuation process. The use of gerahs and shekels reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of using weights and measures in commerce and religious activities. This precision in measurement can be seen as a metaphor for the precision and exactness required in following God's laws. It also connects to the broader biblical theme of justice and fairness, as seen in passages like <a href="/proverbs/11.htm">Proverbs 11:1</a>, which emphasizes honest scales and weights.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites who received the laws from God on Mount Sinai, including the instructions found in Leviticus.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God to whom the laws in Leviticus were given, including the regulations for vows and dedications.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the divine presence among the Israelites, where offerings and dedications were made.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The descendants of Aaron who were responsible for carrying out the rituals and maintaining the holiness of the Tabernacle.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/shekel_of_the_sanctuary.htm">Shekel of the Sanctuary</a></b><br>The standard unit of currency used in the valuation of vows and dedications, as specified in <a href="/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25</a>.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_value_of_commitment.htm">Understanding the Value of Commitment</a></b><br><a href="/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25</a> underscores the importance of valuing our commitments to God. Just as the Israelites were to use a standard measure, we should ensure our promises and dedications are sincere and measured by God's standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consistency_in_worship.htm">Consistency in Worship</a></b><br>The use of the "shekel of the sanctuary" as a standard highlights the need for consistency in our worship practices. Our spiritual lives should be marked by regularity and faithfulness, reflecting God's unchanging nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_offerings.htm">Integrity in Offerings</a></b><br>The principle of using a standard measure for vows teaches us about integrity in our offerings to God. Whether it is our time, resources, or talents, we should offer them with honesty and a heart aligned with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fulfillment_in_christ.htm">The Fulfillment in Christ</a></b><br>While Leviticus provides the law, it points forward to the fulfillment in Christ. Understanding the Old Testament laws helps us appreciate the depth of Jesus' sacrifice and the new covenant we have through Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_faithfulness.htm">Practical Faithfulness</a></b><br>Applying the principles of <a href="/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25</a> in our daily lives involves being faithful in small things, ensuring that our actions and commitments reflect our devotion to God.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">According to the shekel of the sanctuary.</span>--As the proceeds of these vows were devoted to the maintenance and repair of the sanctuary, all the valuations are to be made and paid according to the standard weight of the sanctuary shekel. (See <a href="/exodus/30-13.htm" title="This they shall give, every one that passes among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.">Exodus 30:13</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - The estimation is to be made <span class="cmt_word">according to the shekel of the sanctuary,</span> that is, the shekel at its full value, before worn by use in traffic (see <a href="/exodus/30-13.htm">Exodus 30:13</a>; <a href="/numbers/3-47.htm">Numbers 3:47</a>; <a href="/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/27-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Every</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">valuation</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶרְכְּךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(‘er·kə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6187.htm">Strong's 6187: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pile, equipment, estimate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">according to the sanctuary</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shekel,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·še·qel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8255.htm">Strong's 8255: </a> </span><span class="str2">A weight, a commercial standard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">twenty</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶשְׂרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘eś·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6242.htm">Strong's 6242: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twenty, twentieth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gerahs</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(gê·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1626.htm">Strong's 1626: </a> </span><span class="str2">A gerah (one-twentieth of a shekel)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the shekel.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּֽׁקֶל׃</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·qel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8255.htm">Strong's 8255: </a> </span><span class="str2">A weight, a commercial standard</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/27-25.htm">Leviticus 27:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/27-25.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 27:25 All your valuations shall be according (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/27-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 27:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/27-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 27:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>