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Leviticus 27:4

And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.

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וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…נְקֵבָ֖הneqevahfemaleנְקֵבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “female”, the ordinary formH5347female (from the sexual form)female.הִ֑ואhivas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.וְהָיָ֥הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to 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.עֶרְכְּךָ֖erkekhaequalעֵרֶךְnoun, 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.שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםsheloshimthirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “thirty”, the ordinary formH7970thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieththirty, thirtieth. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).שָֽׁקֶלshaqelshekelשֶׁקֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “shekel”, the ordinary formH8255probably a weight; used as a commercial standardshekel.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And if it be a female, then thy valuation shall be thirty shekels.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if it be a female, then thy estimation shall be thirty shekels.

Young’s Literal Translation

And if it [is] a female — then hath thy valuation been thirty shekels;

World English Bible

If she is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels.

Darby Translation

and if it be of a female, thy valuation shall be thirty shekels.

Douay-Rheims

If a woman, thirty.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And if it be a female, then thy valuation shall be thirty shekels.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the valuation of a female shall be thirty didrachms.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τῆς δὲ θηλείας ἔσται ἡ συντίμησις τριάκοντα δίδραχμα.