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If it be a female, then your estimation shall be thirty shekels.
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Valuation Based on Labor
Commentators explain that the valuation of thirty shekels for a female, compared to a higher value for a male, was based on the perceived economic value of their labor in that ancient society. Scholars like Albert Barnes and John Gill note this was a practical assessment of a person's potential work output, not a statement on their spiritual worth.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
And if it be a female ... thirty shekels. —As the woman is the weaker vessel, and her labour is of less value, if she vow…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if it [be] a female That is, of the same age, full twenty years of age, and not more than sixty:
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