And ifוְאִםfromמִa month oldבֶּן חֹדֶשׁup toוְעַדfiveחָמֵשׁyears old,בֶּן שָׁנִיםthe valuationוְהָיָה עֶרְכְּךָof the maleהַזָּכָרshall be fiveחֲמִשָּׁהshekelsשְׁקָלִיםof silver,כָּסֶףand for the femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָהthe valuationעֶרְכְּךָshall be threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתshekelsשְׁקָלִיםof silver.כָּסֶף
Leviticus 27:6
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 27:6, word by word
- a month oldבֶּןben
years old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ben” appears- a month oldחֹדֶשׁchodesh
month
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodesh” appears- fiveחָמֵשׁchamesh
five
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appears- years oldשָׁנִיםshanim
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shanim” 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- of silverכָּסֶףkasef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kasef” appears- and for the femaleנְּקֵבָהnekeva
female
Female; a woman, or a female animal.
Where else “nekeva” appears- shall be threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתsheloshet
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “sheloshet” appears
The context
5And 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.
6 · This verse (above)
7And if from sixty years old and upward, if a male, the valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.