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16 Redeem them when they are one month old. The redemption price is five pieces of silver[a] (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs).

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  1. 18:16 Hebrew 5 shekels [2 ounces or 57 grams] of silver.

13 Each person who is counted must give a small piece of silver as a sacred offering to the Lord. (This payment is half a shekel,[a] based on the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.)

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  1. 30:13 Or 0.2 ounces [6 grams].

47 collect five pieces of silver[a] for each of them (each piece weighing the same as the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs).

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  1. 3:47 Hebrew 5 shekels [2 ounces or 57 grams].

12 The standard unit for weight will be the silver shekel.[a] One shekel will consist of twenty gerahs, and sixty shekels will be equal to one mina.[b]

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  1. 45:12a The shekel weighs about 0.4 ounces or 11 grams.
  2. 45:12b Elsewhere the mina is equated to 50 shekels.

25 (All the payments must be measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel,[a] which equals twenty gerahs.)

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  1. 27:25 Each shekel was about 0.4 ounces [11 grams] in weight.

“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate someone to the Lord by paying the value of that person, here is the scale of values to be used. A man between the ages of twenty and sixty is valued at fifty shekels[a] of silver, as measured by the sanctuary shekel. A woman of that age is valued at thirty shekels[b] of silver. 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[c] 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[d] of silver. A man older than sixty is valued at fifteen shekels of silver; a woman of that age is valued at ten shekels[e] of silver.

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  1. 27:3 Or 20 ounces [570 grams].
  2. 27:4 Or 12 ounces [342 grams].
  3. 27:5 Or A boy . . . 8 ounces [228 grams] of silver; a girl . . . 4 ounces [114 grams].
  4. 27:6 Or A boy . . . 2 ounces [57 grams] of silver; a girl . . . 1.2 ounces [34 grams].
  5. 27:7 Or A man . . . 6 ounces [171 grams] of silver; a woman . . . 4 ounces [114 grams].

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