Leviticus 27:25

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

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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.