King James Version

Leviticus 27:25

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

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וְכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).עֶרְכְּךָ֔erkekhaequalעֵרֶךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “equal”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6187a pile, equipment, estimateequal, estimation, (things that are set in) order, price, proportion, [idiom] set at, suit, taxation, [idiom] valuest.יִהְיֶ֖הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בְּשֶׁ֣קֶלbesheqelin shekelשֶׁקֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in shekel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8255probably a weight; used as a commercial standardshekel.הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁhaqodeshthe consecratedקֹדֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.עֶשְׂרִ֥יםesrimtwentyעֶשְׂרִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “twenty”, the ordinary formH6242twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth(six-) score, twenty(-ieth).גֵּרָ֖הgerahgerahגֵּרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “gerah”, the ordinary formH1626a gerah or small weight (and coin)gerah.יִהְיֶ֥הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.הַשָּֽׁקֶלhashaqelthe shekelשֶׁקֶלdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the shekel”, the ordinary formH8255probably a weight; used as a commercial standardshekel.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And all thy valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And all thy valuation is by the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs is the shekel.

World English Bible

All your valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs to the shekel.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

All estimation shall be made according to the side of the sanctuary. A sicle hath twenty obols.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And all thy valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And every valuation shall be by holy weights: the didrachm shall be twenty oboli.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πᾶσα τιμὴ ἔσται σταθμίοις ἁγίοις· εἴκοσι ὀβολοὶ ἔσται τὸ δίδραχμον.