Leviticus 27 · Verse 16

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.

Leviticus 27:16, King James Version

Leviticus 27:16 in other translations

BSB	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	“‘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.
ASV	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	‘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;
DARBY	And if a man hallow to Jehovah part of a field of his possession, thy valuation shall be according to what may be sown in it: the homer of barley seed at fifty shekels of silver.
BBE	And if a man gives to the Lord part of the field which is his property, then let your value be in relation to the seed which is planted in it; a measure of barley grain will be valued at fifty shekels of silver.
Webster	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.

What does Leviticus 27:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 27:16-24

16-24. if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some aprt of a field of his possession, &c.--In the case of acquired property in land, if not redeemed, it returned to the donor at the Jubilee; whereas the part of a hereditary estate, which had been vowed, did not revert to the owner, but remained attached in perpetuity to the sanctuary. The reason for this remarkable difference was to lay every man under an obligation to redeem the property, or stimulate his nearest kinsman to do it, in order to prevent a patrimonial inheritance going out from any family in Israel.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 16 Some part of a field - Though the preceding words are not in the text, yet it is generally allowed they should be supplied here, as it was not lawful for a man to vow his whole estate, and thus make his family beggars, in order to enrich the Lord's sanctuary: this God would not permit. The rabbins teach that the land or field, whether good or bad, was valued at forty-eight shekels, for all the years of the jubilee, provided the field was large enough to sow a homer of barley. The חמר chomer was different from the עמר omer: the latter held about three quarts, the former, seventy-five gallons three pints; See the note on Exo 16:16. Some suppose that the land was rated, not at fifty shekels for the whole of the years of the jubilee, for this would be but about 3s. per annum; but that it was rated according to its produce, fifty shekels for every homer of barley it produced.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 27:14-25

Our houses, lands, cattle, and all our substance, must be used to the glory of God. It is acceptable to him that a portion be given to support his worship, and to promote his cause. But God would not approve such a degree of zeal as ruined a man's family.

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Leviticus 27:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאִ֣ם\׀ve.'Imand ifH518

מִשְּׂדֵ֣הmi.se.Dehsome of [the] field ofH7704

אֲחֻזָּת֗וֹ'a.chu.za.Topossession hisH272

יַקְדִּ֥ישׁyak.Dishhe will set apart as holyH6942

אִישׁ֙'ishanyoneH376

לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068

וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961

עֶרְכְּךָ֖'er.ke.Khavaluation yourH6187

לְפִ֣יle.Fito [the] mouth ofH6310

זַרְע֑וֹzar.'Oseed itsH2233

זֶ֚רַעZe.ra'seed ofH2233

חֹ֣מֶרCho.mera homer ofH2563

שְׂעֹרִ֔יםse.'o.Rimbarley<s>H8184

בַּחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםba.cha.mi.Shimfor fiftyH2572

שֶׁ֥קֶלShe.kelshekel[s] ofH8255

כָּֽסֶף\׃Ka.sefsilverH3701

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Cross references for Leviticus 27:16

Isaiah 5:10
Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
Ezekiel 45:11-14
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. And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs: twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your maneh. This is the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley: Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, which is an homer of ten baths; for ten baths are an homer:
Hosea 3:2
So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
Acts 4:34-37
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, And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus, Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
Acts 5:4
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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

some part.Though the words "some part" are not expressed, yet it is generally allowed that they should be supplied here; as it was not lawful for a man to alienate in this manner his whole patrimony: he might express his good will for the house of God but he must not impoverish his own family.
of a field.
Ac 4:34-37; 5:4
an homer. or, the land of an homer, etc., i.e, as much landas required a homer of barley to sow it. The {homer} was very different from the {omer;} the latter held about three quarts, the former seventy-five gallons three pints.
Isa 5:10; Eze 45:11-14; Ho 3:2

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Context

Leviticus 27:15
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.
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.
Leviticus 27:17
If he sanctify his field from the year of jubile, according to thy estimation it shall stand.

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Leviticus 27:16 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y si alguno santificare de la tierra de su posesión á Jehová, tu estimación será conforme á su sembradura: un omer de sembradura de cebada se apreciará en cincuenta siclos de plata.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et si quelqu’un sanctifie à l’ Éternel une partie du champ de sa possession, ton estimation sera à raison de ce qu’on peut y semer: le khomer de semence d’orge à 50 sicles d’argent.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und wenn jemand von dem Felde seines Eigentums Jehova heiligt, so soll deine Schätzung nach Verhältnis seiner Aussaat sein: ein Homer Gerste Aussaat zu fünfzig Sekel Silber.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Quod si agrum possessionis suæ voverit, et consecraverit Domino, juxta mensuram sementis æstimabitur pretium: si triginta modiis hordei seritur terra, quinquaginta siclis venundetur argenti.