The Meaning of Leviticus 27:16 Explained

Leviticus 27:16

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.

YLT: 'And if of the field of his possession a man sanctify to Jehovah, then hath thy valuation been according to its seed; a homer of barley-seed 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.

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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Leviticus 27:16 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 27

1  He who makes a singular vow must be the Lord's
3  The estimation of the person
9  of a beast given by vow
14  of a house
16  of a field, and the redemption thereof
28  No devoted thing may be redeemed
30  The tithe may not be changed

What do the individual words in Leviticus 27:16 mean?

And if [part] of a field of his possession dedicates a man to Yahweh then shall be your valuation according to the seed for it seed a homer of barley [shall be valued] at fifty shekels of silver
וְאִ֣ם ׀ מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה אֲחֻזָּת֗וֹ יַקְדִּ֥ישׁ אִישׁ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְהָיָ֥ה עֶרְכְּךָ֖ לְפִ֣י זַרְע֑וֹ זֶ֚רַע חֹ֣מֶר שְׂעֹרִ֔ים בַּחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים שֶׁ֥קֶל כָּֽסֶף

וְאִ֣ם ׀  And  if 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction
Root: אִם  
Sense: if.
מִשְּׂדֵ֣ה  [part]  of  a  field 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
אֲחֻזָּת֗וֹ  of  his  possession 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֲחֻזָּה  
Sense: possession, property.
יַקְדִּ֥ישׁ  dedicates 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָדַשׁ  
Sense: to consecrate, sanctify, prepare, dedicate, be hallowed, be holy, be sanctified, be separate.
אִישׁ֙  a  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
לַֽיהוָ֔ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְהָיָ֥ה  then  shall  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
עֶרְכְּךָ֖  your  valuation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֵרֶךְ  
Sense: order, row, estimate, things that are set in order, layer, pile.
לְפִ֣י  according  to 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּה  
Sense: mouth.
זַרְע֑וֹ  the  seed  for  it 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
זֶ֚רַע  seed 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
חֹ֣מֶר  a  homer 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: חֹמֶר 
Sense: cement, mortar, clay.
שְׂעֹרִ֔ים  of  barley 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שְׂעֹרָה  
Sense: barley.
בַּחֲמִשִּׁ֖ים  [shall  be  valued]  at  fifty 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Number, common plural
Root: חֲמִשִּׁים 
Sense: fifty.
שֶׁ֥קֶל  shekels 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שֶׁקֶל  
Sense: shekel.
כָּֽסֶף  of  silver 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.

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