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A boy between the ages of five and twenty is valued at twenty shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at ten shekels[a] of silver. A boy between the ages of one month and five years is valued at five shekels of silver; a girl of that age is valued at three shekels[b] of silver. A man older than sixty is valued at fifteen shekels of silver; a woman of that age is valued at ten shekels[c] of silver.

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  1. 27:5 Or A boy . . . 8 ounces [228 grams] of silver; a girl . . . 4 ounces [114 grams].
  2. 27:6 Or A boy . . . 2 ounces [57 grams] of silver; a girl . . . 1.2 ounces [34 grams].
  3. 27:7 Or A man . . . 6 ounces [171 grams] of silver; a woman . . . 4 ounces [114 grams].

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