Korach 18:16 · unit 4
Parashas Korach · Aliyah 6–7 · Passuk 16
The Complete Passuk
וּפְדוּיָו֙ מִבֶּן־חֹ֣דֶשׁ תִּפְדֶּ֔ה בְּעֶ֨רְכְּךָ֔ כֶּ֛סֶף חֲמֵ֥שֶׁת שְׁקָלִ֖ים בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ עֶשְׂרִ֥ים גֵּרָ֖ה הֽוּא׃
Chabad.org — 18:16
Source Citation
Torah Temimah → בְּכוֹרוֹת (valuation / five shekels)
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
בְּעֶרְכְּךָ כֶּסֶף חֲמֵשֶׁת שְׁקָלִים בְּשֶׁקֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ — קֶצֶב הַפִּדְיוֹן חֲמִשָּׁה סְלָעִים.
English: “According to your valuation, five silver shekels by the sanctuary shekel” — the fixed redemption amount is five sela’im.
Type of Learning
Fixed five-shekel pidyon.
What Is Learned
Pidyon ha-ben is a fixed sum of five sanctuary shekels, not a fluctuating market price.