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Leviticus 27:7

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.
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.

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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.

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.

And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then your estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

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.

What does Leviticus 27:7 mean?

Leviticus 27:7 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שִׁשִּׁים (shishshîym), שָׁנֶה (shâneh), בֵּן (bên).

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And
if
it
be
from
sixtyשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym/shish-sheem'/H8346sixty
yearsשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
oldבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
and
above;מַעַלmaʻal/mah'al/H4605properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.
if
it
be
a
male,זָכָרzâkâr/zaw-kawr'/H2145properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
then
thy
estimationעֵרֶךְʻêrek/eh'rek/H6187a pile, equipment, estimate
shall
be
fifteenחָמֵשׁchâmêsh/khaw-maysh'/H2568five
shekels,שֶׁקֶלsheqel/sheh'-kel/H8255probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
and
for
the
femaleנְקֵבָהnᵉqêbâh/nek-ay-baw'/H5347female (from the sexual form)
tenעֶשֶׂרʻeser/eh'ser/H6235ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits)
shekels.שֶׁקֶלsheqel/sheh'-kel/H8255probably a weight; used as a commercial standard

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And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

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What does Leviticus 27:7 say?

Leviticus 27:7 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Leviticus 27:7 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 27:7 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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