Bible Strands
Leviticus 27:4
Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God continues a statutory list directed to Moses and the Israelite assembly, specifying the monetary assessment for a woman dedicated to the sanctuary. This instruction immediately follows the rate for adult males and precedes the valuation for children.
The words — The term נְקֵבָה (neqebah) identifies a female, while עֶרְכְּךָ (erekka) denotes your valuation, establishing the fixed assessment. The number שְׁלֹשִׁים (sheloshim) thirty quantifies the exact shekels required for this dedication.
The thread — This thirty-shekel valuation appears in Leviticus 27:4, is cited in Zechariah 11:12 as a prophetic wage, and is referenced in Matthew 26:15 and Matthew 27:9 as the price paid for betrayal.
Why it lands — The text establishes a rigid, demographic-based pricing schedule for sanctuary dedications before any interpretive application is drawn. It requires the reader to submit to a standardized legal assessment rather than personal discretion.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.
Cross-references
- Zechariah 11:12 Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.
- Matthew 26:15 and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
- Matthew 27:9 Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,