Leviticus 27:16

“And if a man consecrates to YHWH part of the field of his possession, the valuation shall be according to its seed: a homer of barley seed at fifty shekels of silver.”

Leviticus 27:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 27:16, word by word

a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
consecratesיַקְדִּישׁyakdish

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

Where else “yakdish” appears
to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yhva” appears
part of the fieldשְּׂדֵהsede

farmland

Land that is farmed.

Where else “sede” appears
of his possessionאֲחֻזָּתachuzat

possession

Possession: land that someone holds as his own.

Where else “achuzat” appears
the valuationהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
the valuationעֶרְכְּerk

valuation

The price fixed for something or someone, according to the law.

Where else “erk” appears
shall be according toפִיfi

according to

Literally "by the mouth of": just as something directs; or a portion.

Where else “fi” appears
its seedזַרְעzar

seed

What is sown to sprout: grains and seeds of plants.

Where else “zar” appears
a homerחֹמֶרchomer

homer

A large measure for grain.

Where else “chomer” appears
of barleyשְׂעֹרִיםseorim

barley

Barley.

Where else “seorim” appears
at fiftyחֲמִשִּׁיםchamishim

fifty

Fifty.

Where else “chamishim” appears
shekelsשֶׁקֶלshekel

shekel

Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.

Where else “shekel” appears
of silverכָּסֶףkasef

money

What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.

Where else “kasef” appears

Translation note

The homer was a large measure of grain, of about two hundred liters.

The context

15And if the one who consecrates it redeems his house, he shall add a fifth of the silver of its valuation to it, and it shall be his.

16 · This verse (above)

17If he consecrates his field from the year of jubilee, it shall stand according to the valuation.

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