And if a man shall dedicate unto the LORD some part of a field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to the seed from it: a homer of barley seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of silver.

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George Leo Haydock

AD 1849

Possession, or inheritance. If he had only purchased the field, he could not, by his vow, transfer the property of it to the priests beyond the year of jubilee, ver. 22. Seed, not of the produce, which is uncertain. The goodness of the soil must also be considered. Silver: which rent must be paid every year, except on those of rest, when the earth was not cultivated. (Calmet)

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