Leviticus 27:7
And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
Leviticus 27:7 in other translations
| BSB | And if the person is sixty years of age or older, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female. |
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| WEB | If the person is from sixty years old and upward; if he is a male, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels, and for a female ten shekels. |
| ASV | And if it be from sixty years old and upward; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. |
| YLT | and if from a son of sixty years and above--if a male, then hath thy valuation been fifteen shekels, and for a female, ten shekels. |
| DARBY | And if it be from sixty years old and above, if it be a male, thy valuation shall be fifteen shekels; and for the female ten shekels. |
| BBE | And for sixty years old and over, for a male the value will be fifteen shekels, and for a female, ten. |
| Webster | And if it shall be from sixty years old and above; if a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. |
What does Leviticus 27:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 27:2-8
Le 27:1-18. Concerning Vows. 2-8. When a man shall make a singular vow, &c.--Persons have, at all times and in all places, been accustomed to present votive offerings, either from gratitude for benefits received, or in the event of deliverance from apprehended evil. And Moses was empowered, by divine authority, to prescribe the conditions of this voluntary duty. the persons shall be for the Lord, &c.--better…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 27:1-13
Zeal for the service of God disposed the Israelites, on some occasions, to dedicate themselves or their children to the service of the Lord, in his house for life. Some persons who thus dedicated themselves might be employed as assistants; in general they were to be redeemed for a value. It is good to be zealously affected and liberally disposed for the Lord's service; but the matter should be well weighed, and…
Leviticus 27:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Leviticus 27:7
- Psalms 90:10
The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 90:10
fifteen.The old man and the old woman, being almost past labour, were nearly of an equal value; the former being estimated at 15 shekels, and the latter at 10.
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Context
- Leviticus 27:6
And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of silver, and for the female thy estimation shall be three shekels of silver.
- Leviticus 27:7
And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
- Leviticus 27:8
But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.
Leviticus 27:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Mas si fuere de sesenta años arriba, por el varón tu estimación será quince siclos, y por la hembra diez siclos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si c’est un mâle de l’âge de 60 ans et au-dessus, ton estimation sera de 15 sicles, et pour une femme, de dix sicles. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und wenn es von sechzig Jahren alt und darüber ist, so sei deine Schätzung, wenn es ein Mann ist, fünfzehn Sekel, und eines Weibes zehn Sekel. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sexagenarius et ultra masculus dabit quindecim siclos: femina, decem. |