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Leviticus 27:7 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" 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. "
Leviticus 27:7
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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.
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.
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.
8 But if he is poorer than your valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall assign a value to him. The priest shall assign a value according to his ability to pay.
9 “‘If it is an animal of which men offer an offering to the LORD, all that any man gives of such to the LORD becomes holy.
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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 27:3
"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."
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."
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