21 occurrences

'Shekels' in the Bible

“My lord, listen to me. Land worth 400 shekels of silver—what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.”

Verse ConceptsReal EstateUnimportant Things

Abraham agreed with Ephron, and Abraham weighed out to Ephron the silver that he had agreed to in the presence of the Hittites: 400 shekels of silver at the current commercial rate.

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Making AgreementsMerchantsTradeWeighingIn Men's PresenceAgreeing With One Anotherhumor

After the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing half a shekel, and for her wrists two bracelets weighing 10 shekels of gold.

Verse ConceptsBraceletsNosesOrnamentsRingsGold OrnamentsJewelleryTwo OrnamentsHalf Of ThingsWeights Of Gold

If the ox gores a male or female slave, he must give 30 shekels of silver to the slave’s master, and the ox must be stoned.

Verse ConceptsCompensationSilverSlavery, In OtSlavesInstructions About StoningRules About Killing AnimalsPrice Set On Individuals

“If someone offends by sinning unintentionally in regard to any of the Lord’s holy things, he must bring his restitution offering to the Lord: an unblemished ram from the flock (based on your assessment of its value in silver shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel) as a restitution offering.

Verse ConceptsGuilt OfferingRamsSilverPerfect SacrificesUnintentionalUnfaithful

if the assessment concerns a male from 20 to 60 years old, your assessment is 50 silver shekels measured by the standard sanctuary shekel.

Verse ConceptsValuation Of PeopleRight Measures

If the person is from five to 20 years old, your assessment for a male is 20 shekels and for a female 10 shekels.

Verse ConceptsValuation Of People

If the person is from one month to five years old, your assessment for a male is five silver shekels, and for a female your assessment is three shekels of silver.

Verse ConceptsSilverValuation Of People

If the person is 60 years or more, your assessment is 15 shekels for a male and 10 shekels for a female.

Verse ConceptsValuation Of PeopleWomen's StrengthAgeValue

“If a man consecrates to the Lord any part of a field that he possesses, your assessment of value will be proportional to the seed needed to sow it, at the rate of 50 silver shekels for every five bushels of barley seed.

Verse ConceptsGrainSeedWeights And Measures, DistancesWeights And Measures, DryAccording To ThingsComparative MeasuresValuesales

collect five shekels for each person, according to the standard sanctuary shekel—20 gerahs to the shekel.

Verse ConceptsCoinageValuation Of PeopleRight Measures

He collected the money from the firstborn Israelites: 1,365 shekels measured by the standard sanctuary shekel.

Verse ConceptsValuation Of PeopleRight Measures

You will pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your assessment: five shekels of silver by the standard sanctuary shekel, which is 20 gerahs.

Verse ConceptsCoinageLess Than A Year OldValuation Of PeopleRight Measuresredeemed

They will also fine him 100 silver shekels and give them to the young woman’s father, because that man gave an Israelite virgin a bad name. She will remain his wife; he cannot divorce her as long as he lives.

Verse ConceptsCoinageAvoid DivorceFine As Penalty

the man who raped her must give the young woman’s father 50 silver shekels, and she must become his wife because he violated her. He cannot divorce her as long as he lives.

Verse ConceptsAvoid DivorceMarriage Between Man And WomanSex Before Marriagemarraigepremaritalvirginity

So there was a great famine in Samaria, and they continued the siege against it until a donkey’s head sold for 80 silver shekels, and a cup of dove’s dung sold for five silver shekels.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Examples OfCoinagedung and manureHeadsMonotonySuffering, Nature OfWeights And Measures, DryDefecationHelp In ShortageA Fourth PartExpensiveOther Volume Measuresboyfriendspoop

So I bought the field in Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel, and I weighed out to him the money—17 shekels of silver.

Verse ConceptsCoinageReal EstateWeighing

The shekel will weigh 20 gerahs. Your mina will equal 60 shekels.

Verse ConceptsCoinageBanksCoinsComparative MeasuresLarge Denominations

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