Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 27:2-8

2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When a manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376shall make a singularיַפְלִ֖אyaf.Li'H6381vowנֶ֑דֶרNe.derH5088,the personsנְפָשֹׁ֖תne.fa.ShotH5315shall befor Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068by thy estimationבְּעֶרְכְּךָ֥be.'er.ke.KhaH6187.

3And thy estimationעֶרְכְּךָ֙'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be of the maleהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן֙mi.BenH1121even unto sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֣יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,even thy estimationעֶרְכְּךָ֗'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםcha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשֶׁ֥קֶלShe.kelH8255of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701,after the shekelבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbe.She.kelH8255of the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944.

4And if it bea femaleנְקֵבָ֖הne.ke.VahH5347,then thy estimationעֶרְכְּךָ֖'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970shekelsשָֽׁקֶל׃Sha.kelH8255.

5And if it befrom fiveחָמֵ֜שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121even unto twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,then thy estimationעֶרְכְּךָ֛'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be of the maleהַזָּכָ֖רha.za.KharH2145twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשְׁקָלִ֑יםshe.ka.LimH8255,and for the femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֖הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235shekelsשְׁקָלִֽים׃she.ka.LimH8255.

6And if it befrom a monthחֹ֗דֶשׁCho.deshH2320oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121even unto fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,then thy estimationעֶרְכְּךָ֙'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be of the maleהַזָּכָ֔רha.za.KharH2145fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,and for the femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֣הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347thy estimationעֶרְכְּךָ֔'er.ke.KhaH6187shall bethreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverכָּֽסֶף׃Ka.sefH3701.

7And if it befrom sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֨יםshi.ShimH8346yearsשָׁנָ֤הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּן־mi.ben-H1121and aboveוָמַ֙עְלָה֙va.Ma'.lahH4605; if it bea maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145,then thy estimationעֶרְכְּךָ֔'er.ke.KhaH6187shall be fifteenחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H2568shekelsשָׁ֑קֶלSha.kelH8255,and for the femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָ֖הve.la.ne.ke.VahH5347tenעֲשָׂרָ֥ה'a.sa.RahH6235shekelsשְׁקָלִֽים׃she.ka.LimH8255.

8But if he be poorerמָ֥ךְmakhH4134than thy estimationמֵֽעֶרְכֶּ֔ךָme.'er.Ke.khaH6187,then he shall presentוְהֶֽעֱמִידוֹ֙ve.he.'e.mi.DoH5975himself beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548shall valueוְהֶעֱרִ֥יךְve.he.'e.RikhH6186him; according toפִּ֗יPiH6310his abilityתַּשִּׂיג֙ יַ֣דta.Sig yadH5381 H3027that vowedהַנֹּדֵ֔רha.no.DerH5087shall the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ סha.ko.HenH3548valueיַעֲרִיכֶ֖נּוּya.'a.ri.Khe.nuH6186him.

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