3 Mose 27:7

Elberfelder Bibel

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.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Im Alter von sechzig aber und darüber sollst du ihn auf fünfzehn Schekel schätzen, wenn es ein Mann ist, auf zehn Schekel, wenn es ein Weib ist.

Lutherbible (1912)
Ist er aber sechzig Jahre alt und darüber, so sollst du ihn schätzen auf fünfzehn Silberlinge, wenn's ein Mannsbild ist, ein Weibsbild aber auf zehn Silberlinge.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

from: Psalms 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.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And if [it be] from sixty years old and above,.... When man is almost past his labour, and it is high time to leave off business;

if [it be] a male, then thy estimation shall between shekels; about one pound fifteen shillings:

and for the female ten shekels; about one pound three shillings; it may be observed that there is not the disproportion between a man and a woman in old age as in youth, with respect to the estimation of them; the reason of which is, because there is but little difference in their labour and service; nay, sometimes the woman is most useful and serviceable; for when a man, through age, is quite worn out and his labour gone, an older woman is capable of managing the affairs of the family, and is of great use and service, either by directing and advising, or by doing: so Jarchi observes, when persons come to old age, a woman is nearly to be reckoned as a man, and quotes a proverb of theirs, an old man in a house is a broken potsherd in the house (some interpret the word, a snare or stumbling block, that is in the way); an old woman in a house is a treasure in a house, a good sign in a house p, of great use in the management of the affairs of the family.

p T. Bab. Eracin, fol. 19. 1. vid. Yalkut, par. 1. fol. 198. 1.

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 27:7. Sixty years old — The old man and the old woman, being nearly past labour, were nearly of an equal value; hence the one was estimated at fifteen shekels, 2£. 5s., the other at ten shekels, 1£. 10s. This was about the same ratio as that of the children, Leviticus 27:5, and for the same reason.