When some Midianite traders passed by, they drew Joseph up, lifting him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
Leviticus 27:5 - New Revised Standard Version If the age is from five to twenty years of age, the equivalent is twenty shekels for a male and ten shekels for a female. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if the person is from five years old up to twenty years old, then your valuation shall be for the male twenty shekels and for the female ten shekels. American Standard Version (1901) And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. Common English Bible If the age of the person is between 5 and 20 years, the value for a male is twenty shekels, for a female ten shekels. Catholic Public Domain Version But from the fifth year until the twentieth, a male shall give twenty shekels; a female, ten. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But from the fifth year until the twentieth, a man shall give twenty sicles: a woman ten. |
When some Midianite traders passed by, they drew Joseph up, lifting him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took Joseph to Egypt.
If the age is from one month to five years, the equivalent for a male is five shekels of silver, and for a female the equivalent is three shekels of silver.