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And ifוְאִםfromמִsixtyשִׁשִּׁיםyears oldבֶּן שָׁנָהand upward,וָמַעְלָהifאִםa male,זָכָרthe valuationוְהָיָה עֶרְכְּךָshall be fifteenחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂרshekels,שָׁקֶלand for the femaleוְלַנְּקֵבָהtenעֲשָׂרָהshekels.שְׁקָלִים
Leviticus 27:7
Study it in the app“And if from sixty years old and upward, if a male, the valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 27:7, word by word
- sixtyשִׁשִּׁיםshishim
sixty
Sixty.
Where else “shishim” appears- years oldבֶּןben
years old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ben” appears- years oldשָׁנָהshana
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shana” appears- and upwardמַעְלָmala
above
Upward, above; with ages, "twenty years old or more".
Where else “mala” appears- a maleזָכָרzachar
male
A person of the male sex, man or boy.
Where else “zachar” 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- shall be fifteenחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha
five
Five.
Where else “chamisha” appears- shall be fifteenעָשָׂרasar
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appears- shekelsשָׁקֶלshakel
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 “shakel” appears- and for the femaleנְּקֵבָהnekeva
female
Female; a woman, or a female animal.
Where else “nekeva” appears- tenעֲשָׂרָהasara
ten
Ten.
Where else “asara” appears
The context
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.
7 · This verse (above)
8But if he is too poor for the valuation, he shall set him before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to what the hand of the one who vowed can afford, the priest shall value him.