Leviticus 27:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If the person is five to twenty years old, the valuation for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female, ten shekels.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִ֨ם מִבֶּן־חָמֵ֜שׁ שָׁנִ֗ים וְעַד֙ בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה וְהָיָ֧ה עֶרְכְּךָ֛ הַזָּכָ֖ר עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שְׁקָלִ֑ים וְלַנְּקֵבָ֖ה עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת שְׁקָלִֽים׃

Transliteration

And-if from-ben-five šānîm and-unto ben-twenty šānāh, and-wᵉhāyāh ʿerkᵉkā the-zākār twenty šᵉqālîm, and-for-the-nᵉqēbāh ten šᵉqālîm

Grammar Details

• *ben*: common noun, masculine singular construct - son/age of
• *šānîm*: common noun, feminine plural - years
• *šānāh*: common noun, feminine singular - year
• *wᵉhāyāh*: waw-consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it shall be
• *ʿerkᵉkā*: common noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your valuation
• *zākār*: common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the male
• *šᵉqālîm*: common noun, masculine plural - shekels
• *nᵉqēbāh*: common noun, feminine singular with definite article and preposition lamed - for the female

Word Meanings

• *ʿerkᵉkā*: your valuation/estimation/assessment

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the ma twenty shekels, and for the fema ten shekels.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And if it is from five years old even to twenty years old, then your estimation shall be for the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if it be from five{H2568} years{H8141} old{H1121} even unto twenty{H6242} years{H8141} old,{H1121} then thy estimation{H6187} shall be of the male{H2145} twenty{H6242} shekels,{H8255} and for the female{H5347} ten{H6235} shekels.{H8255}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if it be from five{H2568} years{H8141} old{H1121} even unto twenty{H6242} years{H8141} old{H1121}, then thy estimation{H6187} shall be of the male{H2145} twenty{H6242} shekels{H8255}, and for the female{H5347} ten{H6235} shekels{H8255}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And from.v. yeres to xx. the male shalbe set at.xx. sycles and the female at.x. sycles.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf it be fyue yeare olde vnto twentye yeare, thou shalt set it at twentye Sycles, whan it is a man childe: but a woman at ten Sycles.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And from fiue yere old to twentie yere olde thy valuation shall be for the male twentie shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And from fiue yeres to twentie, thy valuation shalbe of the male twentie sicles, and of the female ten sicles.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And if [it be] from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If the person is from five years old even to twenty years old, then your valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and if from a son of five years even unto a son of twenty years -- then hath thy valuation been of the male twenty shekels, and for the female, ten shekels;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if the person is from five to twenty years old, the value will be twenty shekels for a male, and ten for a female.

• World English Bible (2000)

  If the person is from five years old even to twenty years old, then your valuation shall be for a male twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If the person is from five years old up to twenty years old, the conversion value of the male is twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels.