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Leviticus 27:4
4If it is a female, then your valuation shall be 30 shekels.
Leviticus 27:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.
- New International Version (NIV)for a female, set her value at thirty shekels;
- English Standard Version (ESV)If the person is a female, the valuation shall be thirty shekels.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels;
Context of Leviticus 27:4
2“Speak to Bnei-Yisrael and say to them: When anyone makes a special vow to Adonai involving the valuation of persons, 3then your valuation of a male from 20 years old to 60 years old shall be 50 shekels of silver, after the shekel of the Sanctuary. If it is a female, then your valuation shall be 30 shekels. 5If the person is from five years to 20 years old, then your valuation is to be 20 shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female. 6If the person is from one month to five years old, then your valuation is to be five shekels of silver for a male and three shekels of silver for a female.
Read all of Leviticus 27Leviticus 27:4 word by word
וְאִם־נְקֵבָ֖ה הִ֑וא וְהָיָ֥ה עֶרְכְּךָ֖ שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים שָֽׁקֶל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 27:4
- Zechariah 11:12Then I said to them, “If it seems good to you, pay me my wages, but if not, don’t bother!” So they weighed out my wages—30 pieces of silver.
- Matthew 26:15and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they weighed out thirty shekels of silver for him.
- Matthew 27:9Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, “And they took the thirty silver pieces, the price of Him on whom a price had been set by Bnei-Yisrael;
Commentaries on Leviticus 27:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4And if it be a female - The woman, at the same age, vowed unto the Lord, might be redeemed for thirty shekels, 4. 10s. sterling, a little more than one half of the value of the man; for this obvious reason, that a woman, if employed, could not be of so much use in the service of the sanctuary as the man, and was therefore of much less value.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-7Verses 4-7 The relative values of the persons appear to be regulated according to an estimate of the probable value of their future work: d AgesMaleFemale d d From a month to five years of age d 5 shekels3 shekels d d From five years to twenty of age d 20 shekels10 shekels d d From forty years to sixty of age d 50 shekels30 shekels d d Sixty years of age and older: d 15 shekels10 shekels d d As regards the shekel of the sanctuary, see Exodus 38:24 note.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-7This section shows how people were ranked socially in ancient Near Eastern cultures. An adult working man had the highest rank, followed by an adult working woman. A boy ranked higher than a girl, and both ranked higher than toddlers. Senior citizens, who were past their prime working age, ranked similarly to boys and girls. The amount of fifty shekels was about 570 grams (20 ounces) of silver, which was a lot (see study note on Leviticus 5:15)…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-182-8. When a man shall make a singular vow, &c.--Persons have, at all times and in all places, been accustomed to present votive offerings, either from gratitude for benefits received, or in the event of deliverance from apprehended evil. And Moses was empowered, by divine authority, to prescribe the conditions of this voluntary duty. the persons shall be for the Lord, &c.--better rendered thus:--"According to thy estimation, the persons shall be for the…Read the comment
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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
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