OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 16

Leviticus 27:16

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“‘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.

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Leviticus 27:16 in context

Leviticus 27:13–19

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But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of it to its valuation.

14

“‘When a man dedicates his house to be holy to the LORD, then the priest shall evaluate it, whether it is good or bad. As the priest evaluates it, so it shall stand.

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If he who dedicates it will redeem his house, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall be his.

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“‘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.

17

If he dedicates his field from the Year of Jubilee, according to your valuation it shall stand.

18

But if he dedicates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall reckon to him the money according to the years that remain to the Year of Jubilee; and an abatement shall be made from your valuation.

19

If he who dedicated the field will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of your valuation to it, and it shall remain his.

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Source notes

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  1. 1 homer is about 220 liters or 6 bushels
  2. A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces.

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