Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version for a female, set her value at thirty shekels; New Living Translation A woman of that age is valued at thirty shekels of silver. English Standard Version If the person is a female, the valuation shall be thirty shekels. Berean Standard Bible Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. King James Bible And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. New King James Version If it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels; New American Standard Bible Or if the person is a female, then your assessment shall be thirty shekels. NASB 1995 ‘Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. NASB 1977 ‘Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. Legacy Standard Bible Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. Amplified Bible Or if the person is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. Christian Standard Bible If the person is a female, your assessment is thirty shekels. Holman Christian Standard Bible If the person is a female, your assessment is 30 shekels. American Standard Version And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. English Revised Version And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. GOD'S WORD® Translation If it is a woman, give 12 ounces. International Standard Version If she is a female from 20 to 60 years old, then your valuation is to be 30 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary. Majority Standard Bible Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. NET Bible If the person is a female, the conversion value is thirty shekels. New Heart English Bible If it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. Webster's Bible Translation And if it shall be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. World English Bible If she is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd if it [is] a female, then your valuation has been thirty shekels; Young's Literal Translation And if it is a female -- then hath thy valuation been thirty shekels; Smith's Literal Translation And if it is a female, thy estimation was thirty shekels. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf a woman, thirty. Catholic Public Domain Version if it is a woman, thirty. New American Bible and for a female, the value shall be thirty shekels. New Revised Standard Version If the person is a female, the equivalent is thirty shekels. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd if it is a female, then her valuation shall be thirty shekels. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if it is a female, her price shall be thirty shekels. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And if it be a female, then thy valuation shall be thirty shekels. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the valuation of a female shall be thirty didrachms. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Rules about Valuations…3if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. 4Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. 5And if the person is from five to twenty years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.… Cross References Numbers 18:16 You are to pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your valuation: five shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs. Exodus 30:12-16 “When you take a census of the Israelites to number them, each man must pay the LORD a ransom for his life when he is counted. Then no plague will come upon them when they are numbered. / Everyone who crosses over to those counted must pay a half shekel, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD. / Everyone twenty years of age or older who crosses over must give this offering to the LORD. ... Numbers 3:47-48 you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs. / Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.” 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.” 2 Kings 12:4 Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 24:9 And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness. Nehemiah 10:32-33 We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God: / for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God. Ezekiel 45:12-16 The shekel will consist of twenty gerahs. Twenty shekels plus twenty-five shekels plus fifteen shekels will equal one mina. / This is the contribution you are to offer: a sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and a sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley. / The prescribed portion of oil, measured by the bath, is a tenth of a bath from each cor (a cor consists of ten baths or one homer, since ten baths are equivalent to a homer). ... Matthew 17:24-27 After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?” / “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?” / “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. ... Luke 2:22-24 And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord / (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”), / and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” Acts 21:23-24 Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow. / Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law. Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. 1 Corinthians 7:23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men. 2 Corinthians 8:12 For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have. Treasury of Scripture And if it be a female, then your estimation shall be thirty shekels. thirty shekels. Zechariah 11:12,13 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver… Matthew 26:15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. Matthew 27:9,10 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value; … Jump to Previous Estimation Shekels Thirty Valuation ValueJump to Next Estimation Shekels Thirty Valuation ValueLeviticus 27 1. He who makes a singular vow must be the Lord's3. The estimation of the person 9. of a beast given by vow 14. of a house 16. of a field, and the redemption thereof 28. No devoted thing may be redeemed 30. The tithe may not be changed Or if it is a female, In the context of Leviticus 27, this phrase refers to the valuation of persons dedicated to the Lord through a vow. The distinction between male and female valuations reflects the cultural and economic realities of ancient Israel, where males were often seen as having greater economic potential due to their roles in labor and warfare. This does not imply a lesser spiritual value but rather a practical assessment based on societal roles at the time. then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God on Mount Sinai and communicated them to the Israelites. 2. Israelites The people to whom the laws in Leviticus were given, forming the covenant community of God. 3. Tabernacle The central place of worship for the Israelites, where offerings and vows were made. 4. Vows Commitments made by individuals to dedicate themselves or others to the Lord, often involving a monetary valuation. 5. Shekel The unit of currency used in ancient Israel, significant in the valuation of persons dedicated to God. Teaching Points Understanding ValuationThe valuation of individuals in Leviticus 27 reflects the cultural and economic context of ancient Israel. It is important to understand these valuations as part of a broader system of worship and dedication to God. Equality and Worth While the valuations differ between males and females, it is crucial to recognize that these differences do not imply inequality in worth before God. All are valued and loved by God, as seen throughout Scripture. Commitment to God The practice of making vows and dedicating oneself or others to God highlights the importance of commitment and faithfulness in our relationship with Him. This principle remains relevant for Christians today. Financial Stewardship The use of monetary valuations in vows reminds us of the importance of financial stewardship and the role of our resources in worship and service to God. Integrity in Promises The emphasis on fulfilling vows in Leviticus encourages believers to be people of integrity, ensuring that our words and commitments align with our actions.(4) And if it be a female . . . thirty shekels.--As the woman is the weaker vessel, and her labour is of less value, if she vows herself or dedicates by a vow any other one of her own sex to the sanctuary, she is to pay thirty shekels, or 3 17s. 6d., provided she is within the above-named limits of age. This was the value of a slave (Exodus 21:32), and is the price at which Christ was sold (Matthew 27:9). It is supposed that under this provision Jephtha might have redeemed his daughter whom he unwittingly vowed to the Lord (Judges 11:30). (See, however, Leviticus 27:29.) Hebrew Or ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not it הִ֑וא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is a female, נְקֵבָ֖ה (nə·qê·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5347: A female then your valuation עֶרְכְּךָ֖ (‘er·kə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6187: A pile, equipment, estimate shall be וְהָיָ֥ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be thirty שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים (šə·lō·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 7970: Thirty, thirtieth shekels. שָֽׁקֶל׃ (šā·qel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard Links Leviticus 27:4 NIVLeviticus 27:4 NLT Leviticus 27:4 ESV Leviticus 27:4 NASB Leviticus 27:4 KJV Leviticus 27:4 BibleApps.com Leviticus 27:4 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 27:4 Chinese Bible Leviticus 27:4 French Bible Leviticus 27:4 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 27:4 If it is a female then your (Le Lv Lev.) |
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