Leviticus 27:16

And if of the field of his possession any man would hallow unto Yahweh, then shall thine estimate be according to the seed thereof,—the seed of a homer of barley, at fifty shekels of silver.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

In Context

15But, if he that halloweth it, would redeem his house, then shall he add the fifth part of the silver of thine estimate thereunto and it shall be his.

17If, from the year of jubilee, he would hallow his field, according to thine estimate, shall it stand.

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Cross References

Ezekiel 45:11the ephah and the bath of one fixed measure, shall be, to contain the tenth of a homer, the bath,—and the tenth of a homer, the ephah, unto the homer, shall be the proportion thereof;

Acts 4:34For there was not so much as anyone, lacking, among them; for, as many as were possessors of lands or houses, selling them, were bringing the prices of the things that were being sold,

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 27:15-26

Concerning Things Sanctified. ( b. c. 1490.) 14 And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the Lord , then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. 15 And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be his. 16 And if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed… Read the whole commentary →

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