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Leviticus 27:16

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.
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. an: or, the land of an homer, etc

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“‘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.

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.

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.

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

What does Leviticus 27:16 mean?

Leviticus 27:16 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אִישׁ (ʼîysh), קָדַשׁ (qâdash), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

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And
if
a
manאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
shall
sanctifyקָדַשׁqâdash/kaw-dash'/H6942to be (causatively, make, pronounce or observe as) clean (ceremonially or morally)
unto
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
some
part
of
a
fieldשָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)
of
his
possession,אֲחֻזָּהʼăchuzzâh/akh-ooz-zaw'/H272something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)
then
thy
estimationעֵרֶךְʻêrek/eh'rek/H6187a pile, equipment, estimate
shall
be
accordingפֶּהpeh/peh/H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
to
the
seedזֶרַעzeraʻ/zeh'-rah/H2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
thereof:
an
homerחֹמֶרchômer/kho'mer/H2563properly, a bubbling up, i.e. of water, a wave; of earth, mire or clay (cement); also a heap; hence, a chomer or dry measure
of
barleyשְׂעֹרָהsᵉʻôrâh/seh-o-raw'/H8184barley (as villose)
seedזֶרַעzeraʻ/zeh'-rah/H2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
shall
be
valued
at
fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym/kham-ish-sheem'/H2572fifty
shekelsשֶׁקֶלsheqel/sheh'-kel/H8255probably a weight; used as a commercial standard
of
silver.כֶּסֶףkeçeph/keh'-sef/H3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
an:
or,
the
land
of
an
homer,
etc

Topics

DedicationFeast of Jubilee, theRedemptionSanctificationVows

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 27:16.

Haggai 2:12

If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.

Isaiah 5:16

But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. God: or, the holy God: Heb. the God the holy

Isaiah 7:3

Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field; Shearjashub: that is, The remnant shall return highway: or, causeway

Jeremiah 35:9

Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed:

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 27:16 say?

Leviticus 27:16 (King James Version) reads: "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. an: or, the land of an homer, etc"

Is Leviticus 27:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 27:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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