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And ifוְאִםfromמִfiveחָמֵשׁyears oldבֶּן שָׁנִיםup toוְעַדtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםyears old,בֶּן שָׁנָהthe valuationוְהָיָה עֶרְכְּךָof the maleהַזָּכָרshall be twentyעֶשְׂרִיםshekels,שְׁקָלִיםand for the femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָהtenעֲשֶׂרֶתshekels.שְׁקָלִים
Leviticus 27:5
Study it in the app“And if from five years old up to twenty years old, the valuation of the male shall be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 27:5, word by word
- fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh
five
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appears- years oldבֶּןben
years old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ben” appears- years oldשָׁנִיםshanim
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shanim” appears- twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- the valuationהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- the valuationעֶרְכְּerk
valuation
The price fixed for something or someone, according to the law.
Where else “erk” appears- of the maleזָּכָרzachar
male
A person of the male sex, man or boy.
Where else “zachar” appears- shekelsשְׁקָלִיםshekalim
shekel
Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.
Where else “shekalim” appears- and for the femaleנְּקֵבָהnekeva
female
Female; a woman, or a female animal.
Where else “nekeva” appears- tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret
ten
Ten.
Where else “aseret” appears
The context
4And if it is a female, the valuation shall be thirty shekels.
5 · This verse (above)
6And if from a month old up to five years old, the valuation of the male shall be five shekels of silver, and for the female the valuation shall be three shekels of silver.