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14 “‘And if a man consecrates his house as a holy object for Yahweh, then[a] the priest shall set a value on it, either good or bad;[b] just as the priest sets a value on it, so it shall remain. 15 But[c] if the one who consecrates it wants to redeem his house, then[d] he shall add a fifth of your proper value’s money onto it, and it shall be his.

16 “‘And if a man consecrates some of[e] his property’s fields[f] for Yahweh, then[g] your proper value shall be in accordance with its seed requirements:[h] a homer of barley seed for fifty shekels of money.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 27:14 Or “and”
  2. Leviticus 27:14 Literally “between good and between bad”
  3. Leviticus 27:15 Or “And”
  4. Leviticus 27:15 Or “and”
  5. Leviticus 27:16 Literally “from”
  6. Leviticus 27:16 Collective singular; Hebrew “field”
  7. Leviticus 27:16 Or “and”
  8. Leviticus 27:16 Literally “to the number of its seed”

14 “‘If anyone dedicates their house as something holy to the Lord, the priest will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then sets, so it will remain. 15 If the one who dedicates their house wishes to redeem it,(A) they must add a fifth to its value, and the house will again become theirs.

16 “‘If anyone dedicates to the Lord part of their family land, its value is to be set according to the amount of seed required for it—fifty shekels of silver to a homer[a] of barley seed.

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  1. Leviticus 27:16 That is, probably about 300 pounds or about 135 kilograms