Leviticus 27:25

Leviticus 27:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.
• New International Version (NIV)Every value is to be set according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Every valuation shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall make a shekel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And all your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs to the shekel.

Context of Leviticus 27:25

23the priest will assess its value based on the number of years left until the next Year of Jubilee. On that day he must give the assessed value of the land as a sacred donation to the Lord. 24In the Year of Jubilee the field must be returned to the person from whom he purchased it, the one who inherited it as family property. (All the payments must be measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.) 26“You may not dedicate a firstborn animal to the Lord, for the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, and goats already belong to him. 27However, you may buy back the firstborn of a ceremonially unclean animal by paying the priest’s assessment of its worth, plus 20 percent. If you do not buy it back, the priest will sell it at its assessed value.

Leviticus 27:25 word by word

וְכָל־עֶרְכְּךָ֔ יִהְיֶ֖ה בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים גֵּרָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֥ה הַשָּֽׁקֶל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all thy estimationsעֵ֫רֶךְ‛êrek · valuationH6187
• shall be according to the shekelשֶׁ֫קֶלsheqel · shekelH8255
• of the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• gerahsגֵּרָהgêrâh · gerahH1626

Cross-references for Leviticus 27:25

• Leviticus 27:3here is the scale of values to be used. A man between the ages of twenty and sixty is valued at fifty shekels of silver, as measured by the sanctuary shekel.
• Exodus 30:13Each person who is counted must give a small piece of silver as a sacred offering to the Lord. (This payment is half a shekel, based on the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.)
• Numbers 3:47collect five pieces of silver for each of them (each piece weighing the same as the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs).
• Numbers 18:16Redeem them when they are one month old. The redemption price is five pieces of silver (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs).
• Ezekiel 45:12The standard unit for weight will be the silver shekel. One shekel will consist of twenty gerahs, and sixty shekels will be equal to one mina.

Commentaries on Leviticus 27:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25Shekel of the sanctuary - A standard shekel; the standard being kept in the sanctuary to try and regulate all the weights in the land by. See Genesis 20:16; Genesis 23:15.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25On the shekel and the gerah, see Exodus 30:13, note; Exodus 38:24, note.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-25Verses 14-25 Our houses, lands, cattle, and all our substance, must be used to the glory of God. It is acceptable to him that a portion be given to support his worship, and to promote his cause. But God would not approve such a degree of zeal as ruined a man's family.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25Each of the gerahs weighed about 0.02 ounces or 0.6 grams.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 27:25

• Gerah
• Property
• Redemption
• Vows

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Commentaries on Leviticus 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings