25 Every value is to be set according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.

Other Translations of Leviticus 27:25

King James Version

25 And all thy estimations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

English Standard Version

25 Every valuation shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahsA gerah was about 1/50 ounce or 0.6 gram shall make a shekel.

The Message

25 The valuations will be reckoned by the Sanctuary shekel, at twenty gerahs to the shekel.

New King James Version

25 And all your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs to the shekel.

New Living Translation

25 (All the payments must be measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel, which equals twenty gerahs.)

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 27:25

Commentary on Leviticus 27:14-25

(Read Leviticus 27:14-25)

Our houses, lands, cattle, and all our substance, must be used to the glory of God. It is acceptable to him that a portion be given to support his worship, and to promote his cause. But God would not approve such a degree of zeal as ruined a man's family.