A boy between the ages of five and twenty is valued at twenty shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at ten shekels of silver.
Parallel translations
- WEB If the person is from five years old even to twenty years old, then your valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels.
- KJV And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
- BSB And if the person is from five to twenty years of age, then your valuation for the male shall be twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.
- NKJV and if from five years old up to twenty years old, then your valuation for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels;
- NASB And if the person is from five years even to twenty years old, then your assessment for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female, ten shekels.
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Quick answer
For those aged five to twenty, the valuation was twenty shekels for a male and ten for a female. The vow's price scaled with age.
Overview
The valuations decrease for younger persons, again tied to capacity for labor rather than personal worth. The graded scheme made vows manageable and fair across all ages. It reflects God's wisdom in giving practical, equitable structures for the devotion His people freely offered.
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