“ And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. ”
The relative values of the persons appear to be regulated according to an estimate of the probable value of their future work: Ages Male...
Commutation for a Person. Where an individual vows himself or herself to Yahweh ( cf. Judges 11:30 f., 1 Samuel 1:28 ) the commutation price will vary in proportion to the valuation of his or h...
it . that soul. Compare note on Leviticus 27:2 .
And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. And if it be a female - The woman, at the same age, vowed unto the Lord, might be redeemed for thirty shekels, 4. 10s. sterling,...
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation. When a man shall make ... Persons have at all...
Vows and Tithes and their Redemption 1-29. Law of vows and their redemption. The making of vows is a very ancient and universal practice connected with prayer. In order to secure his desire the s...
And if it be a female... thirty shekels. — As the woman is the weaker vessel, and her labour is of less value, if she vows herself or dedicates by a vow any other one of her own sex to the sanctuar...
CONCERNING VOWS Leviticus 27:1-34 As already remarked, the book of Leviticus certainly seems, at first sight, to be properly completed with the previous chapter; and hence it has been not unnat...
In this final page of the Book of Leviticus we have something superadded to actual laws and yet of very vital importance. It is concerned with vows. A vow is a promise made to God voluntarily and not...
Whatever difference was made in the Jewish church, blessed be GOD there is none in the Christian, for both male and female are all one in CHRIST JESUS. Galatians 3:28 .
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 mon...
And if it [be] a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels. Ver. 4. And if it be a female. ] She is set at a lower valuation then the male, because less able for any laborious or rationa...
THE PERSONAL VOW (vv. 1-8) This was not a matter of a law requiring anything, but of a voluntary vow made to God. Though it was not required, yet when the vow was made, then it was absolutely requ...
The Law Concerning Vows. B. C. 1490. 1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Spea...
Less than the man's price, because she is inferior to him both in strength and serviceableness.
The Price of Redemption from a Vow ( Leviticus 27:2-8 ). Leviticus 27:2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When a man shall accomplish a vow, the persons shall be for Yahweh by...
Dotibe Offerings of the Lord SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 27:2 .—Shall make a singular vow. The Rabbins interpreted the phrase as meaning to “pronounce a vow,” and the Chaldee version renders t...
Leviticus 27:2 . A singular vow. When a man shall vow a vow; or as others contend, when a man shall vow to give the price of his life or labour to the Lord. The family of Aaron being appointed pri...
When a man shall make a singular vow. Laws concerning vows I. That voluntary and special vows were permitted by the Lord. Vows should be made cautiously, deliberately, and, in most instances, c...
APPENDIX . EXPOSITION The final chapter, attached to the book after the concluding exhortation, is a short treatise on persons ( Leviticus 27:2-3 ), animals ( Leviticus 27:9-3 ), houses ( Levi...
Of Men and Beasts
Matthew 26:15 ; Matthew 27:10 ; Matthew 27:9 ; Zechariah 11:12 ; Zechariah 11:13
Thirty shekels — Less than the man's price, because she is inferior to him both in strength and serviceableness.