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A month old - The male child, five shekels, 15s., the female, three shekels, 9s. Being both in comparative infancy, they were nearly of an equal value. None were vowed under a month old: the first-born being always considered as the Lord's property, could not be vowed, see Leviticus 27:26.
The relative values of the persons appear to be regulated according to an estimate of the probable value of their future work:
d AgesMaleFemale
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d From a month to five years of age
d 5 shekels3 shekels
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d From five years to twenty of age
d 20 shekels10 shekels
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d From forty years to sixty of age
d 50 shekels30 shekels
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d Sixty years of age and older:
d 15 shekels10 shekels
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As regards the shekel of the sanctuary, see Exodus 38:24 note.