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Leviticus 27:3 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" your valuation of a male from twenty years old to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. "
Leviticus 27:3
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1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘When a man consecrates a person to the LORD in a vow, according to your valuation,
3 your valuation of a male from twenty years old to sixty years old shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary.
4 If she is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels.
5 If the person is from five years old to twenty years old, then your valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels.
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Leviticus 27:1
"The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,"
Leviticus 27:2
"“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, ‘When a man consecrates a person to the LORD in a vow, according to your valuation,"
Leviticus 27:4
"If she is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels."
Leviticus 27:5
"If the person is from five years old to twenty years old, then your valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels."
Leviticus 27:6
"If the person is from a month old to five years old, then your valuation shall be for a male five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver."
Leviticus 27:7
"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."
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