And ifוְאִםa manאִישׁconsecratesיַקְדִּישׁto YHWHלַיהוָהpart of the fieldמִשְּׂדֵהof his possession,אֲחֻזָּתוֹthe valuationוְהָיָה עֶרְכְּךָshall be according toלְפִיits seed:זַרְעוֹa homerחֹמֶרof barleyשְׂעֹרִיםseedזֶרַעat fiftyבַּחֲמִשִּׁיםshekelsשֶׁקֶלof silver.כָּסֶף
Leviticus 27:16
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.