The relative values of the persons appear to be regulated according to an estimate of the probable value of their future work:

As regards the…

From sixty years old and above. —Being almost past labor, the old man is next in value to the child.

A male ... fif…

And if [it is] from sixty years old and above
When man is almost past his labour, and it is high time to leave off b…

Zeal for the service of God inclined the Israelites, on some occasions, to dedicate themselves or their children to the service of the Lord, in his…