“And if it be from sixty years old and above; if it be a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels.”
For a person sixty years old or more, set the value of a male at fifteen shekels and of a female at ten shekels. The elderly valuation (sixty years and older): fifteen shekels for males, ten shekels for females. The reduced valuation for the elderly (compared to prime working-age adults) reflects the reduced economic productivity of the post-sixty-year-old. The inclusion of the elderly in the valuation table communicates that anyone of any age can be the subject of a vow — the table covers the entire human lifespan from infancy to old age.
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