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A boy between the ages of five and twenty is valued at twenty shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at ten shekels[a] of silver. A boy between the ages of one month and five years is valued at five shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at three shekels[b] of silver. A man older than sixty is valued at fifteen shekels of silver; a woman of that age is valued at ten shekels[c] of silver.

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Footnotes

  1. 27:5 Or A boy . . . 8 ounces [228 grams] of silver; a girl . . . 4 ounces [114 grams].
  2. 27:6 Or A boy . . . 2 ounces [57 grams] of silver; a girl . . . 1.2 ounces [34 grams].
  3. 27:7 Or A man . . . 6 ounces [171 grams] of silver; a woman . . . 4 ounces [114 grams].

for a person between the ages of five and twenty, set the value of a male at twenty shekels[a](A) and of a female at ten shekels[b]; for a person between one month and five years, set the value of a male at five shekels[c](B) of silver and that of a female at three shekels[d] of silver; for a person sixty years old or more, set the value of a male at fifteen shekels[e] and of a female at ten shekels.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:5 That is, about 8 ounces or about 230 grams
  2. Leviticus 27:5 That is, about 4 ounces or about 115 grams; also in verse 7
  3. Leviticus 27:6 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
  4. Leviticus 27:6 That is, about 1 1/4 ounces or about 35 grams
  5. Leviticus 27:7 That is, about 6 ounces or about 175 grams