KJV 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.
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Leviticus 27:16
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 thereof: an homer of barley seed [shall be valued] at fifty shekels of silver.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
“‘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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘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;
Surrounding context — Leviticus 27
13 But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth [part] thereof unto thy estimation.
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 thereof: an homer of barley seed [shall be valued] at fifty shekels of silver.
17 If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand.
18 But if he sanctify his field after the jubile, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubile, and it shall be abated from thy estimation.
19 And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he shall add the fifth [part] of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.
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וְאִ֣ם׀H518 · imifמִשְּׂדֵ֣הH7704 · sa.daySirionאֲחֻזָּת֗וֹH272 · a.chuz.zahpossessionיַקְדִּ֥ישׁH6942 · qa.dashto consecrate: consecateאִישׁ֙H376 · ishmanלַֽיהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוְהָיָ֥הH1961 · ha.yahto beעֶרְכְּךָ֖H6187 · e.rekhvaluationלְפִ֣יH6310 · pehlipזַרְע֑וֹH2233 · ze.raseedזֶ֚רַעH2233 · ze.raseedחֹ֣מֶרH2563 · cho.merclayשְׂעֹרִ֔יםH8184 · se.o.rahbarleyבַּחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםH2572 · cha.mish.shimfiftyשֶׁ֥קֶלH8255 · she.qelshekelכָּֽסֶף׃H3701 · ke.sephsilver: money
Cross-references
Hosea 3:2So I bought her to me for fifteen [pieces] of silver, and [for] an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:Ezekiel 45:11-14The 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.Isaiah 5:10Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.Acts 4:34-37Neither 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,Acts 5:4Whiles 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.
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