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Sixty years old - The old man and the old woman, being nearly past labor, were nearly of an equal value; hence the one was estimated at fifteen shekels, 2£. 5s., the other at ten shekels, 1£. 10s. This was about the same ratio as that of the children, Leviticus 27:5, and for the same reason.
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
d
d Sixty years of age and older:
d 15 shekels10 shekels
d
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As regards the shekel of the sanctuary, see Exodus 38:24 note.