Bible Strands
Leviticus 27:7
And if the person is sixty years of age or older, then your valuation shall be fifteen shekels for the male and ten shekels for the female.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks through Moses to the Israelite community, establishing a graduated valuation schedule for persons dedicated by vow. The instruction follows the valuation for young children and precedes the provision for those unable to pay.
The words — שִׁשִּׁים (shiShim) means sixty, and וּמַעְלָה (uMa'alah) translates and upwards, together marking the exact age threshold that triggers a reduced financial assessment.
The thread — The age bracket aligns with the lifespan noted in Psalms 90:10, which records seventy to eighty years as the typical span of human life. This places the valuation in the context of late adulthood.
Why it lands — The text reduces the monetary value for those sixty and older, reflecting diminished economic capacity, while the subsequent verse addresses those who cannot meet even the reduced amount. Readers observe a system calibrated to both age and ability to pay.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Psalms 90:10 The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.