Levítico 27:3

3 esta es la escala de valores que emplearán. Un hombre de entre veinte y sesenta años tendrá el valor de cincuenta siclos
de plata, según el siclo del santuario.

Levítico 27:3 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 27:3

And thy estimation shall be
The estimation of the man himself that vowed, or of the priest for him, was not left to be made by either of them at their pleasure, but was to be made according to the following rules, in proportion to the age a person was of to be estimated:

of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old:
the account begins with these, because men of an age from the one to the other are fittest for labour, and therefore to be set at the highest price, as they are in the next clause:

even that estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the
shekel of the sanctuary;
a shekel was about half a crown of our money, or somewhat less, so that fifty of these amounted to about six pounds: these shekels were to be of the full weight, according to the standard that was kept in the sanctuary, and were the highest price that was set upon any; and this was paid equally by all of the same age, whether rich or poor: hence it is said,

``in estimations there is nothing less than one shekel, nor more than fifty ^F14.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Misn. Eracin, c. 2. sect. 1.

Levítico 27:3 In-Context

1 Rescate de las ofrendas ofrecidas al Señor
El Señor
le dijo a Moisés:

2 «Da las siguientes instrucciones al pueblo de Israel: si uno de ustedes hace un voto especial para dedicar a alguien al Señor
mediante el pago del valor de esa persona,

3 esta es la escala de valores que emplearán. Un hombre de entre veinte y sesenta años tendrá el valor de cincuenta siclos
de plata, según el siclo del santuario.

4 Una mujer de esa edad tendrá el valor de treinta siclos
de plata.

5 Un joven de entre cinco y veinte años tendrá el valor de veinte siclos de plata; una joven de esa edad, diez siclos
de plata.