Leviticus 27:4

Complete Jewish Bible

if a woman, thirty shekels.

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
If it be a female, then your estimation shall be thirty shekels.

King James Version
And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.

Lexham English Bible
But if it is for a female, then your proper value shall be thirty shekels.

New Century Version
The price for a woman twenty to sixty years old is about twelve ounces of silver.

New English Translation
If the person is a female, the conversion value is thirty shekels.

Amplified Bible
'Or if the person is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels.

New American Standard Bible
'Or if the person is a female, then your assessment shall be thirty shekels.

Geneva Bible (1587)
But if it be a female, then thy valuation shal be thirtie shekels.

Legacy Standard Bible
Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels.

Darby Translation
and if it be of a female, thy valuation shall be thirty shekels.

Easy-to-Read Version
The price for a woman who is 20 to 60 years old is 30 shekels.

English Standard Version
If the person is a female, the valuation shall be thirty shekels.

George Lamsa Translation
And if it is a female, then her valuation shall be thirty shekels.

Christian Standard Bible®
If the person is a female, your assessment is thirty shekels.

Literal Translation
And if it is a female, then your evaluation shall be thirty shekels.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
but a woman at thirtie Sycles.

American Standard Version
And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.

Bible in Basic English
And if it is a female, the value will be thirty shekels.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And if it be a female, then thy valuation shalbe thirtie sicles.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And if it be a female, then thy valuation shall be thirty shekels.

King James Version (1611)
And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirtie shekels.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the valuation of a female shall be thirty didrachms.

English Revised Version
And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.

Berean Standard Bible
Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
sche schal yyue thretti siclis;

Young's Literal Translation
And if it [is] a female -- then hath thy valuation been thirty shekels;

Update Bible Version
And if it is a female, then your estimation shall be thirty shekels.

Webster's Bible Translation
And if it [shall be] a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.

World English Bible
If it be a female, then your estimation shall be thirty shekels.

New King James Version
If it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels;

New Living Translation
A woman of that age is valued at thirty shekels of silver.

New Life Bible
For a woman it will be thirty pieces of silver.

New Revised Standard
If the person is a female, the equivalent is thirty shekels.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
but if it be, a female, then shall thine estimate be thirty shekels.

Douay-Rheims Bible
If a woman, thirty.

Revised Standard Version
If the person is a female, your valuation shall be thirty shekels.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels.

Contextual Overview

¹ (RY: vi; LY: iv) Adonai said to Moshe, ² "Tell the people of Isra'el, ‘If someone makes a clearly defined vow to Adonai to give him an amount equal to the value of a human being, ³ the value you are to assign to a man between the ages of twenty and sixty years is to be fifty shekels of silver [one-and-a-quarter pounds], with the sanctuary shekel being the standard, ⁴ if a woman, thirty shekels. ⁵ If it is a child five to twenty years old, assign a value of twenty shekels for a boy and ten for a girl; ⁶ if a baby one month to five years of age, five shekels for a boy and three for a girl; ⁷ if a person past sixty, fifteen shekels for a man and ten for a woman. ⁸ If the person is too poor to be evaluated, set him before the cohen, who will assign him a value in keeping with the means of the person who made the vow. ⁹ "‘If the vow is for the value of an animal of the kind used when people bring an offering to Adonai , all that a person gives of such animals to Adonai will be holy. ¹⁰ He is not to exchange or replace it by substituting a good animal for a bad one or vice versa; if he does make such a substitution, both the original animal and the one replacing it will be holy.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thirty shekels: i.e., 4. 10s. sterling, A little more than one-half the value of a man; for this obvious reason, that a woman, if employed, would not be of so much use in the sanctuary as the man. Zechariah 11:12, Zechariah 11:13, Matthew 26:15, Matthew 27:9, Matthew 27:10

Reciprocal: Judges 11:39 - did with

Cross-References

Genesis 14:19
so he blessed him with these words: "Blessed be Avram by El ‘Elyon, maker of heaven of earth.

Genesis 24:60
They blessed Rivkah with these words: "Our sister, may you be the mother of millions, and may your descendants possess the cities of those who hate them."

Genesis 27:1
In the course of time, after Yitz'chak had grown old and his eyes dim, so that he couldn't see, he called ‘Esav his older son and said to him, "My son?" and he answered, "Here I am."

Genesis 27:7
‘Bring me game, and make it tasty, so I can eat it. Then I will give you my blessing in the presence of Adonai , before my death.'

Genesis 27:15
Next, Rivkah took ‘Esav her older son's best clothes, which she had with her in the house, and put them on Ya‘akov her younger son;

Genesis 27:20
Yitz'chak said to his son, "How did you find it so quickly, my son?" He answered, " Adonai your God made it happen that way."

Genesis 27:22
Ya‘akov approached Yitz'chak his father, who touched him and said, "The voice is Ya‘akov's voice, but the hands are ‘Esav's hands."

Genesis 27:23
However, he didn't detect him; because his hands were hairy like his brother ‘Esav's hands; so he gave him his blessing.

Genesis 27:25
He said, "Bring it here to me, and I will eat my son's game, so that I can give you my blessing." So he brought it up to him, and he ate; he also brought him wine, and he drank.

Genesis 27:27
He approached and kissed him. Yitz'chak smelled his clothes and blessed Ya‘akov with these words: "See, my son smells like a field which Adonai has blessed.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And if it [be] a female,.... That is, of the same age, full twenty years of age, and not more than sixty:

then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels; about three pounds ten shillings of our money, the price of a servant, Exodus 21:32; the reason of this difference of estimation between a man and a woman is, because the woman is the weaker vessel, and her labour and service of less importance and worth, such as spinning, washing, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The relative values of the persons appear to be regulated according to an estimate of the probable value of their future work:

Ages	Male	Female
From a month to five years of age	5 shekels	3 shekels
From five years to twenty of age	20 shekels	10 shekels
From forty years to sixty of age	50 shekels	30 shekels
Sixty years of age and older:	15 shekels	10 shekels

As regards the shekel of the sanctuary, see Exodus 38:24 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Leviticus 27:4. And if it be a female — The woman, at the same age, vowed unto the Lord, might be redeemed for thirty shekels, 4£. 10s. sterling, a little more than one half of the value of the man; for this obvious reason, that a woman, if employed, could not be of so much use in the service of the sanctuary as the man, and was therefore of much less value.