Leviticus 27:1-8

1. Vows concerning persons 27:1-8

The amount of money that a person had to pay at the end of a vow in which he pledged a person depended on the age and sex of the individual. Some people were worth more in this respect than others.

"These figures are very large. The average wage of a worker in biblical times was about one shekel per month. [Note: I. Mendelsohn, Slavery in the Ancient Near East, p. 118.] It is little wonder that few could afford the valuations set out here (Leviticus 27:8)." [Note: Wenham, The Book . . ., p. 338.]