Leviticus 27:4

4 for a female, set her value at thirty shekels^[a] ;

Leviticus 27:4 in Other Translations

4 And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.

4 If the person is a female, the valuation shall be thirty shekels.

4 A woman of that age is valued at thirty shekels of silver.

4 For a woman the valuation is thirty shekels.

4 And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.

4 If it is a woman, give 12 ounces.

4 If the person is a female, your valuation is 30 shekels.

4 The cost for a female of the same age is 12 ounces of silver.

Leviticus 27:4 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 27:4

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

Leviticus 27:4 In-Context

2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate a person to the LORD by giving the equivalent value,

3 set the value of a male between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel ;

4 for a female, set her value at thirty shekels ;

5 for a person between the ages of five and twenty, set the value of a male at twenty shekels and of a female at ten shekels ;

6 for a person between one month and five years, set the value of a male at five shekels of silver and that of a female at three shekels of silver;

Footnotes

• [a] That is, about 12 ounces or about 345 grams