1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ^a‘When a man consecrates by a vow certain persons to the Lord, according to your² valuation,  ‡

5 and if from five years old up to twenty years old, then your valuation for a male shall be twenty shekels, and for a female ten shekels;

6 and if from a month old up to five years old, then your valuation for a male shall be five shekels of silver, and for a female your valuation shall be three shekels of silver;