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Leviticus 27:16

14 Now if a man consecrates his house as holy to the LORD, then the priest shall value it either as good or bad. The price will stand just as the priest values it.

15 But if he who consecrated his house redeems it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it will belong to him.

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.

17 If he consecrates his field during the Year of Jubilee, the price will stand according to your valuation.

18 But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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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.
KJV
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.
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.
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.
BLB
And if a man dedicates to YHWH [part] of a field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed for it—a homer of barley seed at fifty shekels of silver.
ÅB
Dersom noen helliger Herren noe av sin jordeiendom, da skal du verdsette det etter utsæden, en homer byggsæd til femti sekel sølv.
OTB
"‘Hvis noen vier en del av sin familiejord til Herren, skal verdien settes etter mengden frø som kreves for det—femti sjekel sølv til en homer byggfrø.
B1930
Dersom nogen helliger Herren noget av sin jordeiendom, da skal du verdsette det efter utsæden, en homer byggsæd til femti sekel sølv.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 5:10

    For ten acres of vineyard will yield but a bath of wine, and a homer of seed only an ephah of grain.”

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  • Ezekiel 45:11–14

    The ephah and the bath shall be the same quantity so that the bath will contain a tenth of a homer, and the ephah a tenth of a homer; the homer will be the standard measure for both.

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  • Hosea 3:2

    So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.

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  • Acts 4:34–37

    There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

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  • Acts 5:4

    Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

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