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A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/bsb/leviticus/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> If a man consecrates to the LORD a parcel of his land, then your valuation shall be proportional to the seed required for it—fifty shekels of silver for every homer of barley seed. <a href="/kjv/leviticus/27.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/leviticus/27.htm">New King James Version</a> ‘If a man dedicates to the LORD part of a field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it. A homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/nasb_/leviticus/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘Again, if someone consecrates to the LORD part of the field of his own property, then your assessment shall be proportionate to the seed needed for it: a homer of barley seed at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/nasb/leviticus/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8216Again, if a man consecrates to the LORD part of the fields of his own property, then your valuation shall be proportionate to the seed needed for it: a homer of barley seed at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/nasb77/leviticus/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘Again, if a man consecrates to the LORD part of the fields of his own property, then your valuation shall be proportionate to the seed needed for it: a homer of barley seed at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/lsb/leviticus/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> ‘Again, if a man sets apart as holy to Yahweh a portion of the fields of his own possession, then your valuation shall be proportionate to the seed needed for it: a homer of barley seed at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/amp/leviticus/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘And if a man consecrates to the LORD part of a field of his own property, then your valuation shall be proportionate to the seed needed for it; a homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/csb/leviticus/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “If a man consecrates to the LORD any part of a field that he possesses, your assessment of value will be proportional to the seed needed to sow it, at the rate of fifty silver shekels for every six bushels of barley seed. <a href="/hcsb/leviticus/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If a man consecrates to the LORD any part of a field that he possesses, your assessment of value will be proportional to the seed needed to sow it, at the rate of 50 silver shekels for every five bushels of barley seed. <a href="/asv/leviticus/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> And if a man shall sanctify unto Jehovah part of the field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the sowing thereof: the sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/cev/leviticus/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If you promise part of your family's land to me, its value must be determined by the amount of seed needed to plant the land, and the rate will be ten pieces of silver for every 20 kilograms of seed. <a href="/erv/leviticus/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD part of the field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the sowing thereof: the sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/gwt/leviticus/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "If a person gives part of a field to the LORD as something holy, its value will be based on the seed planted on it. Ground planted with 2 quarts of barley will be worth 20 ounces of silver. <a href="/gnt/leviticus/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> If any of you dedicate part of your land to the LORD, the price shall be set according to the amount of seed it takes to sow it, at the rate of ten pieces of silver per bushel of barley. <a href="/isv/leviticus/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> "If a person consecrates to the LORD a portion of the field from his inheritance, then your valuation is to be based on its capacity for yielding a harvest. Each omer of barley is to be valued at 50 shekels of silver. <a href="/net/leviticus/27.htm">NET Bible</a> "'If a man consecrates to the LORD some of his own landed property, the conversion value must be calculated in accordance with the amount of seed needed to sow it, a homer of barley seed being priced at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/nheb/leviticus/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "'If a man dedicates to the LORD part of the field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it: the sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/wbt/leviticus/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And if a man shall sanctify to the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be according to the seed of it: a homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/leviticus/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If a man consecrates to the LORD a parcel of his land, then your valuation shall be proportional to the seed required for it—fifty shekels of silver for every homer of barley seed. <a href="/web/leviticus/27.htm">World English Bible</a> “‘If a man dedicates to Yahweh part of the field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it. The sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/leviticus/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And if a man sanctifies to YHWH from a field of his possession, then your valuation has been according to its seed—a homer of barley-seed at fifty shekels of silver; <a href="/ylt/leviticus/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And if of the field of his possession a man sanctify to Jehovah, then hath thy valuation been according to its seed; a homer of barley-seed at fifty shekels of silver; <a href="/slt/leviticus/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And if from the field of his possession a man shall consecrate to Jehovah, and thy estimation was according to its seed: the seed of an omer of barley, at fifty shekels of silver.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/leviticus/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And if he vow the field of his possession, and consecrate it to the Lord, the price shall be rated according to the measure of the seed. If the ground be sowed with thirty bushels of barley, let it be sold for fifty sides of silver. <a href="/cpdv/leviticus/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But if he has vowed a field of his possession, and has consecrated it to the Lord, the price shall be estimated according to the measure of the seed. If the land would be sown with thirty measures of barley, then let it be sold for fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/nabre/leviticus/27.htm">New American Bible</a> If someone dedicates to the LORD a portion of hereditary land, its valuation shall be made according to the amount of seed required to sow it, the acreage sown with a homer of barley seed being valued at fifty silver shekels. <a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> If a person consecrates to the LORD any inherited landholding, its assessment shall be in accordance with its seed requirements: fifty shekels of silver to a homer of barley seed.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And if a man shall sanctify to the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then its valuation shall be according to the seed thereof; about ten ephahs of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/hpbt/leviticus/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And if a man will hallow from the field of his inheritance to LORD JEHOVAH, its price shall be in proportion to his seed among the seed of a Cor eleven bushels of barley, with fifty shekels of money.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/leviticus/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD part of the field of his possession, then thy valuation shall be according to the sowing thereof; the sowing of a homer of barley shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver. <a href="/sep/leviticus/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And if a man should hallow to the Lord a part of the field of his possession, then the valuation shall be according to its seed, fifty didrachms of silver for a homer of barley. <a href="/parallel/leviticus/27-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=7662" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/leviticus/27.htm">Rules about Valuations</a> …15But if he who consecrated his house redeems it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it will belong to him. 16<a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: yaq·dîš (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">consecrates</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: miś·śə·ḏêh (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">a parcel</a> <a href="/hebrew/272.htm" title="272: ’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A possession. Feminine passive participle from 'achaz; something seized, i.e. A possession.">of his land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6187.htm" title="6187: ‘er·kə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- An order, row, estimate. From arak; a pile, equipment, estimate.">then your valuation</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">shall be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">proportional</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘ōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">to the seed required for it—</a> <a href="/hebrew/2572.htm" title="2572: ba·ḥă·miš·šîm (Prep-b, Art:: Number-cp) -- Fifty. Multiple of chamesh; fifty.">fifty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8255.htm" title="8255: še·qel (N-msc) -- (a measure of weight) shekel. From shaqal; probably a weight; used as a commercial standard.">shekels</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: kā·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">of silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/2563.htm" title="2563: ḥō·mer (N-msc) -- From chamar; properly, a bubbling up, i.e. Of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay; also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure.">for every homer</a> <a href="/hebrew/8184.htm" title="8184: śə·‘ō·rîm (N-fp) -- Barley. Or snowrah; and; also s or; or s-owr; from sa'ar in the sense of roughness; barley.">of barley</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ze·ra‘ (N-msc) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">seed.</a> 17If he consecrates his field during the Year of Jubilee, the price will stand according to your valuation.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/numbers/18-21.htm">Numbers 18:21</a> Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-22.htm">Deuteronomy 14:22-23</a> You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields. / And you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always. <a href="/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1-4</a> When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it, / you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name, / to the priest who is serving at that time, and say to him, “I declare today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.” ... <a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">2 Chronicles 31:5-6</a> As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. / And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps. <a href="/nehemiah/10-37.htm">Nehemiah 10:37-38</a> Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. / A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God. <a href="/nehemiah/13-12.htm">Nehemiah 13:12</a> and all Judah brought a tenth of the grain, new wine, and oil into the storerooms. <a href="/ezekiel/45-13.htm">Ezekiel 45:13-16</a> This is the contribution you are to offer: a sixth of an ephah from each homer of wheat, and a sixth of an ephah from each homer of barley. / The prescribed portion of oil, measured by the bath, is a tenth of a bath from each cor (a cor consists of ten baths or one homer, since ten baths are equivalent to a homer). / And one sheep shall be given from each flock of two hundred from the well-watered pastures of Israel. These are for the grain offerings, burnt offerings, and peace offerings, to make atonement for the people, declares the Lord GOD. ... <a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Malachi 3:8-10</a> Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. / You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. / Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. <a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a> Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. <a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a> Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former. <a href="/luke/18-12.htm">Luke 18:12</a> I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’ <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-37</a> There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, / and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need. / Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement), ... <a href="/romans/15-26.htm">Romans 15:26-27</a> For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem. / They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings. <a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a> Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel. <a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6-7</a> Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And if a man shall sanctify to the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then your estimation shall be according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.of a field<a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-37</a> Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, … <a href="/acts/5-4.htm">Acts 5:4</a> Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.an homer.<a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Isaiah 5:10</a> Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.<a href="/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11-14</a> The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after the homer… <a href="/hosea/3-2.htm">Hosea 3:2</a> So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/27-8.htm">Amount</a> <a href="/exodus/9-31.htm">Barley</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-15.htm">Consecrates</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-15.htm">Dedicates</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-15.htm">Estimation</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-49.htm">Family</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-22.htm">Field</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-34.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-14.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-10.htm">Hallow</a> <a href="/hosea/3-2.htm">Homer</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-15.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-11.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-46.htm">Property</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-14.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-7.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-6.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Sowing</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-15.htm">Valuation</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-15.htm">Value</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-14.htm">Valued</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/27-18.htm">Amount</a> <a href="/numbers/5-15.htm">Barley</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-17.htm">Consecrates</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-17.htm">Dedicates</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-17.htm">Estimation</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-22.htm">Family</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-17.htm">Field</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-22.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/numbers/1-23.htm">Fifty</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-17.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-17.htm">Hallow</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Homer</a> <a href="/numbers/14-19.htm">Measure</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-19.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm">Possession</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm">Property</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-17.htm">Sanctify</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/numbers/3-47.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/numbers/3-50.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/psalms/126-5.htm">Sowing</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-21.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-17.htm">Valuation</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-17.htm">Value</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-19.htm">Valued</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 27</div>1. <a href="/leviticus/27-1.htm">He who makes a singular vow must be the Lord's</a> 3. <a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm">The estimation of the person</a> 9. <a href="/leviticus/27-9.htm">of a beast given by vow</a> 14. <a href="/leviticus/27-14.htm">of a house</a> 16. <a href="/leviticus/27-16.htm">of a field, and the redemption thereof</a> 28. <a href="/leviticus/27-28.htm">No devoted thing may be redeemed</a> 30. <a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">The tithe may not be changed</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The act of consecrating land to the LORD was a voluntary dedication, reflecting a deep commitment to God. This practice is rooted in the understanding that the land ultimately belongs to God (<a href="/leviticus/25-23.htm">Leviticus 25:23</a>). The consecration of land could be for religious purposes, such as supporting the temple or the priesthood. This act also reflects the broader biblical theme of stewardship, where individuals are caretakers of God's creation.then your valuation shall be proportional to the seed required for it The valuation of the land was based on its agricultural potential, specifically the amount of seed needed to sow it. This method of valuation underscores the agrarian nature of Israelite society, where the productivity of the land was a primary measure of its value. It also reflects a fair and practical approach to determining worth, as the potential yield of the land would directly impact its economic value.fifty shekels of silver for every homer of barley seed The use of shekels and barley seed as units of measurement provides insight into the economic and agricultural systems of ancient Israel. A shekel was a standard unit of currency, and barley was a staple crop, often used as a measure for other grains. The specific valuation of fifty shekels per homer indicates a standardized system for redeeming consecrated land, ensuring consistency and fairness. This valuation system also highlights the importance of barley in the diet and economy of the time, as well as the broader biblical principle of redemption, where something dedicated to God could be redeemed or bought back under certain conditions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant God of Israel, to whom the field is consecrated. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_man.htm">The Man</a> An Israelite who chooses to consecrate a part of his field to the LORD. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_field.htm">The Field</a> Represents a portion of land that is dedicated to God, reflecting the agricultural context of ancient Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/s/shekels_of_silver.htm">Shekels of Silver</a> The currency used for the valuation of the consecrated field. 5. <a href="/topical/h/homer_of_barley_seed.htm">Homer of Barley Seed</a> A unit of measure for the seed, indicating the size of the field being consecrated.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/consecration_and_commitment.htm">Consecration and Commitment</a> Dedicating a portion of one's resources to God is an act of worship and commitment. It reflects a heart that prioritizes God's kingdom over personal gain. <a href="/topical/v/valuation_and_fairness.htm">Valuation and Fairness</a> The valuation system ensures fairness and equity, reminding us that our offerings to God should be proportional to what we have received. <a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a> This passage encourages believers to be wise stewards of their resources, recognizing that everything we have ultimately belongs to God. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_significance_of_material_offerings.htm">Spiritual Significance of Material Offerings</a> Material offerings have spiritual significance, symbolizing our trust in God's provision and our dedication to His purposes. <a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_priorities.htm">Reflecting on Priorities</a> This scripture challenges us to reflect on our priorities and consider how we can dedicate our time, talents, and treasures to God's work.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 27</a> <a href="/q/what_wound_does_the_beast_receive.htm">Why go outside the camp to bear Jesus' disgrace?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_laying_hands.htm">What does the Bible say about laying on hands?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_a_sacred_vow_exchangeable.htm">Leviticus 27:9-10: Why would a sacred vow be transferable or exchangeable if the offering is truly consecrated to God?</a> <a href="/q/do_sacrifices_for_unintentional_sins_conflict_with_god's_mercy.htm">Numbers 15:24-29: If unintentional sins still require sacrifices, does this conflict with the notion of a merciful God who judges intent?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) Some part of a field of his possession.--That is, if he consecrates by a vow to the service of the sanctuary a portion of a field which he inherits from his forefathers, and which, therefore, constitutes a part of his inalienable patrimony, thus distinguishing it from a field which he has acquired by his own purchase. (See <a href="/leviticus/27-22.htm" title="And if a man sanctify to the LORD a field which he has bought, which is not of the fields of his possession;">Leviticus 27:22</a>.) The words, some part which are in italics, are implied in the Hebrew construction of these words. No man was allowed to vow the whole of his estates to the sanctuary, as he would thereby impoverish his own family.Thy estimation shall be according to the seed thereof.--Better, thy estimation shall be according to its seed, that is, he is not to part with the field thus vowed for the sanctuary, but the priest is to value the area according to the quantity of seed required for sowing it.An homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.--That is, if the piece of land which he vowed could properly be cropped with one homer, or five bushels and a half of barley seed, he is to value it at 6 9s. 2d. (See <a href="/leviticus/27-3.htm" title="And your estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even to sixty years old, even your estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.">Leviticus 27:3</a>.) According to the authorities during the second Temple, these fifty shekels covered the value of the produce for the whole period of forty-nine years, that is, from one jubile year to another, so that a plot of land of the dimensions here described was estimated at a little more than one shekel per annum. The person who made the vow could, under these circumstances, always redeem it, as it would almost amount to a gift to let any stranger buy it at this price. The low value put upon it was evidently designed not to deprive the family of their means of subsistence, since the patrimonial estates were almost always the only source of their livelihood.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/27.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 16-21. - In case a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some part of a field of his possession, that is, of his hereditary lands, the redemption price is fixed by the quantity of seed required for sowing it. If it requires a homer, or five bushels and a half, of barley seed to crop it, the redemption price is fifty shekels, or £6 9s. 2d., plus one-fifth, that is, £7 15s., supposing that the vow had been made in the year succeeding the jubilee; but if the vow was made at any time after the jubile, the value of the previous harvests was deducted from this sum. The amount does not seem to have been paid in a lump sum, but by annual installments of one shekel and one-fifth of a shekel, equal to 3s. 1 1/5 d., each year. In case he had sold his interest in the field up to the approaching jubilee before making his vow, then no redemption was allowed; he paid nothing, but the field passed from him to the sanctuary at the jubilee. <a href="/commentaries/leviticus/27-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If וְאִ֣ם ׀ (wə·’im) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not a man אִישׁ֙ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person consecrates יַקְדִּ֥ישׁ (yaq·dîš) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> To be set apart or consecrated to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel a parcel מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה (miś·śə·ḏêh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land of his land, אֲחֻזָּת֗וֹ (’ă·ḥuz·zā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_272.htm">Strong's 272: </a> Something seized, a possession then your valuation עֶרְכְּךָ֖ (‘er·kə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6187.htm">Strong's 6187: </a> A pile, equipment, estimate shall be וְהָיָ֥ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be proportionate לְפִ֣י (lə·p̄î) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to to the seed required for it— זַרְע֑וֹ (zar·‘ōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity fifty בַּחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים (ba·ḥă·miš·šîm) Preposition-b, Article | Number - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2572.htm">Strong's 2572: </a> Fifty shekels שֶׁ֥קֶל (še·qel) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8255.htm">Strong's 8255: </a> A weight, a commercial standard of silver כָּֽסֶף׃ (kā·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money for every homer חֹ֣מֶר (ḥō·mer) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2563.htm">Strong's 2563: </a> A bubbling up, of water, a wave, of earth, mire, clay, a heap, a chomer, dry measure of barley שְׂעֹרִ֔ים (śə·‘ō·rîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8184.htm">Strong's 8184: </a> Barley seed. זֶ֚רַע (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/27-16.htm">Leviticus 27:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/leviticus/27-16.htm">Leviticus 27:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/leviticus/27-16.htm">Leviticus 27:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/leviticus/27-16.htm">Leviticus 27:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/leviticus/27-16.htm">Leviticus 27:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/27-16.htm">Leviticus 27:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/27-16.htm">Leviticus 27:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/27-16.htm">Leviticus 27:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/27-16.htm">Leviticus 27:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/leviticus/27-16.htm">Leviticus 27:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-16.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 27:16 If a man dedicates to Yahweh part (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/27-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 27:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/27-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 27:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 27:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>