Leviticus

Leviticus 27:3

3if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver,a according to the sanctuary shekel.b

Footnotes

  • a 27:3 50 shekels is approximately 1.26 pounds or 569.8 grams of silver; also in verse 16.
  • b 27:3 A shekel weighed approximately 0.4 ounces or 11.4 grams; also in verse 25.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
if the valuationעֶרְכְּךָ֙‘er·kə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6187 order, row, estimate
concernsוְהָיָ֤הwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a maleהַזָּכָ֔רhaz·zā·ḵārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2145 male
from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים‘eś·rîmNumber - common pluralH6242 (a) twenty
toוְעַ֖דwə·‘aḏConjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
sixtyשִׁשִּׁ֣יםšiš·šîmNumber - common pluralH8346 sixty
years of ageשָׁנָ֑הšā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH8141 year
then your valuationעֶרְכְּךָ֗‘er·kə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6187 order, row, estimate
shall beוְהָיָ֣הwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֛יםḥă·miš·šîmNumber - common pluralH2572 fifty
shekelsשֶׁ֥קֶלše·qelNoun - masculine singularH8255 shekel
of silverכֶּ֖סֶףke·sep̄Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
according to the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃haq·qō·ḏešArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6944 sacred, sanctity
shekelבְּשֶׁ֥קֶלbə·še·qelPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8255 shekel

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Exodus 30:13 · Leviticus 27:25 · Numbers 18:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.