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a woman of that age is valued at ten shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And if the person is sixty years old or over, then the valuation for a male shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if the person is sixty years of age or older, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And if <i>it be</i> from sixty years old and above; if <i>it be</i> a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and if from sixty years old and above, if <i>it is</i> a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />If <i>the person is</i> from sixty years old and upward, if a male, then your assessment shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female, ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />If they are from sixty years old and upward, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And if <i>they are</i> from sixty years old and upward, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />If <i>they are</i> from sixty years old and upward, if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />If the person is sixty years old and above, your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male, and ten shekels for the female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the person is sixty years or more, your assessment is fifteen shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If the person is 60 years or more, your assessment is 15 shekels for a male and 10 shekels for a female. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And if it be from sixty years old and upward; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if it be from sixty years old and upward; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />For a man 60 years or over, give 6 ounces and for a woman give 4 ounces.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />If a person is 60 or more years old, then your valuation for a male is to be fifteen shekels and for a female ten shekels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And if the person is sixty years of age or older, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If the person is from sixty years old and older, if he is a male the conversion value is fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />If the person is from sixty years old and upward; if it is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And if it shall be from sixty years old and above; if a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />If the person is from sixty years old and upward; if he is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and if from a son of sixty years and above, if a male, then your valuation has been fifteen shekels, and for a female, ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and if from a son of sixty years and above -- if a male, then hath thy valuation been fifteen shekels, and for a female, ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And if from the son of sixty years and from above, if a male, thy estimation was fifteen shekels, and for a female, ten shekels.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A man that is sixty years old or upward, shall give fifteen aisles: a woman ten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />At sixty years and beyond, a male shall give fifteen shekels; a female, ten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For persons of sixty or more, for a male the value shall be fifteen shekels, and ten shekels for a female.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And if the person is sixty years old or over, then the equivalent for a male is fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And if it is from sixty years old and up, if it is a male, his valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And if it is a male from a son of sixty years and above, the price shall be fifteen shekels, and of the female, ten shekels.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And if it be from sixty years old and upward: if it be a male, then thy valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And if from sixty year <i>old</i> and upward, if it be a male, his valuation shall be fifteen didrachms of silver, and if a female, ten didrachms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/27-7.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=7576" 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">6</span>Now if the person is from one month to five years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be five shekels of silver, and for the female three shekels of silver. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">And if the person is</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: mib·ben- (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8346.htm" title="8346: šiš·šîm (Number-cp) -- Sixty. Multiple of shesh; sixty.">sixty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years of age</a> <a href="/hebrew/4605.htm" title="4605: wā·ma‘·lāh (Conj-w:: Adv:: 3fs) -- From alah; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.">or older,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/6187.htm" title="6187: ‘er·kə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- An order, row, estimate. From arak; a pile, equipment, estimate.">then your valuation</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">shall be</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·miš·šāh (Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">fifteen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘ā·śār (Number-ms) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: šā·qel (N-ms) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">shekels</a> <a href="/hebrew/2145.htm" title="2145: zā·ḵār (N-ms) -- Male. From zakar; properly, remembered, i.e. A male.">for the male</a> <a href="/hebrew/6235.htm" title="6235: ‘ă·śā·rāh (Number-ms) -- Ten. Masculine of term aasarah; from asar; ten.">and ten</a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: šə·qā·lîm (N-mp) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">shekels</a> <a href="/hebrew/5347.htm" title="5347: wə·lan·nə·qê·ḇāh (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- A female. From naqab; female.">for the female.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.…<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/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/30-14.htm">Exodus 30:14</a></span><br />Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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/3-46.htm">Numbers 3:46-48</a></span><br />To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites, / you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs. / Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-15.htm">Numbers 3:15</a></span><br />“Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-40.htm">Numbers 3:40-43</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names. / You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.” / So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-15.htm">Numbers 18:15</a></span><br />The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-12.htm">Numbers 3:12-13</a></span><br />“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me, / for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-44.htm">Numbers 3:44-51</a></span><br />Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, / “Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD. / To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-14.htm">Numbers 18:14-16</a></span><br />Every devoted thing in Israel belongs to you. / The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals. / 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="/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="/luke/2-22.htm">Luke 2:22-24</a></span><br />And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord / (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”), / and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20</a></span><br />you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm">1 Corinthians 7:23</a></span><br />You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then your estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.</p><p class="hdg">from</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Psalm 90:10</a></b></br> The days of our years <i>are</i> threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength <i>they be</i> fourscore years, yet <i>is</i> their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/27-10.htm">Leviticus 27:10</a></b></br> He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/27-6.htm">Estimation</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-6.htm">Female</a> <a href="/exodus/38-25.htm">Fifteen</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-6.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-6.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-5.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/exodus/38-26.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-6.htm">Valuation</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-6.htm">Value</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/27-8.htm">Estimation</a> <a href="/numbers/5-3.htm">Female</a> <a href="/numbers/31-37.htm">Fifteen</a> <a href="/numbers/1-2.htm">Male</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-16.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/numbers/1-39.htm">Sixty</a> <a href="/numbers/7-14.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/numbers/1-3.htm">Upward</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-8.htm">Valuation</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-8.htm">Value</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/27.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/27.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And if the person is sixty years of age or older</b><br>In ancient Israel, reaching the age of sixty was significant, as it marked a transition into what was considered old age. This age was often associated with wisdom and experience, but also with a decrease in physical strength and economic productivity. The valuation system in <a href="/leviticus/27.htm">Leviticus 27</a> reflects the practical realities of life expectancy and the ability to contribute labor, which was a key factor in determining a person's value in a vow offering. This age distinction underscores the community's recognition of the natural decline in physical capabilities and the corresponding adjustment in economic value.<p><b>then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male</b><br>The valuation of fifteen shekels for a male over sixty reflects a reduced economic value compared to younger, more able-bodied individuals. In the context of the ancient Near Eastern economy, a shekel was a standard unit of weight and currency, and the valuation system was a way to quantify a person's potential contribution to the community. This valuation also highlights the patriarchal structure of the society, where males were often valued higher due to their roles in labor and leadership. The specific amount of fifteen shekels indicates a significant reduction from the valuation of younger males, acknowledging the diminished capacity for physical labor.<p><b>and ten shekels for the female</b><br>The valuation of ten shekels for a female over sixty further illustrates the gender distinctions present in ancient Israelite society. Women were typically valued less than men in economic terms, reflecting their roles within the household and community. This valuation system, while seemingly inequitable by modern standards, was a reflection of the cultural and economic realities of the time. The difference in valuation between males and females also points to the broader biblical theme of the value of individuals not being solely based on economic productivity, as seen in the New Testament where spiritual equality is emphasized (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God on Mount Sinai. He was responsible for conveying God's instructions to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people to whom the laws in Leviticus were given. They were God's chosen people, living under the covenant established at Sinai.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/v/valuation.htm">Valuation</a></b><br>A system of assigning monetary value to individuals who were dedicated to the Lord, based on age and gender, as part of a vow or offering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/shekel.htm">Shekel</a></b><br>The unit of currency used in ancient Israel, which was a standard measure for transactions and valuations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The place where offerings and vows were made, serving as the central place of worship for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_value_in_god's_eyes.htm">Understanding Value in God's Eyes</a></b><br>The valuation system in Leviticus reflects the intrinsic value God places on each individual, regardless of age or gender. It reminds us that everyone has a role and purpose in God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_and_dedication.htm">Commitment and Dedication</a></b><br>The act of dedicating oneself or others to God, as seen in Leviticus, calls us to consider our own commitments to God. Are we fully dedicated in our time, resources, and talents?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/equality_and_fairness.htm">Equality and Fairness</a></b><br>While the valuations differ, the system underscores a sense of fairness and order in the community. It prompts us to consider how we value others in our own communities and ensure fairness in our dealings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>The specific valuations remind us of the importance of being good stewards of our resources, dedicating them to God's work and purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/aging_and_wisdom.htm">Aging and Wisdom</a></b><br>The reduced valuation for older individuals can be seen as a recognition of their wisdom and experience, rather than a decrease in worth. It encourages us to honor and learn from the elderly in our communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_leviticus_27_7-8_promote_inequality.htm">Leviticus 27:7–8: How can the poor be expected to fulfill vow payments that might exceed their means, and does this system promote inequality? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_sanctuary_shekel.htm">What is the sanctuary shekel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_leviticus_value_genders_unequally.htm">Leviticus 27:2-4: Why does the text assign different monetary values to men and women, implying unequal worth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_a_peace_offering_for.htm">What is the purpose of a peace offering?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">From sixty years old and above.</span>--Being almost past labour, the old man is next in value to the child.<p><span class= "bld">A male . . . fifteen shekels.</span>--The old man is therefore to be redeemed at 1 18s. 9d.<p><span class= "bld">The female ten shekels.</span>--The old woman, from sixty and upwards, is estimated at exactly the same value as the girl from five to twenty years old (see <a href="/leviticus/27-5.htm" title="And if it be from five years old even to twenty years old, then your estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.">Leviticus 27:5</a>), and hence is to be redeemed at <span class= "ital">1 </span>5s. 10d. It will be seen that the disproportion between a man and a woman is not the same in old age as in youth. The authorities during the second Temple account for it by adducing the adage, "An old man in the house is always in the way; an old woman in the house is a treasure, she manages all household affairs."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/27-7.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">And if [the person is]</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֠אִם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sixty</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁשִּׁ֨ים</span> <span class="translit">(šiš·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8346.htm">Strong's 8346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sixty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years of age</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or older,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָמַ֙עְלָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ma‘·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4605.htm">Strong's 4605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then your 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">shall be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - 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">fifteen</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·miš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shekels</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֑קֶל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·qel)</span><br /><span class="parse">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 /><br /><span class="word">for the male</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכָ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2145.htm">Strong's 2145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remembered, a male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ten</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשָׂרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6235.htm">Strong's 6235: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ten</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shekels</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁקָלִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·qā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<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">and for the female.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַנְּקֵבָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lan·nə·qê·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5347.htm">Strong's 5347: </a> </span><span class="str2">A female</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/27-7.htm">Leviticus 27:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/27-7.htm">Leviticus 27:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/27-7.htm">Leviticus 27:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/27-7.htm">Leviticus 27:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/27-7.htm">Leviticus 27:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/27-7.htm">Leviticus 27:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/27-7.htm">Leviticus 27:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/27-7.htm">Leviticus 27:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/27-7.htm">Leviticus 27:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/27-7.htm">Leviticus 27:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/27-7.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 27:7 If the person is from sixty years (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/27-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 27:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/27-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 27:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:8" /></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>