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A farmer consecrates part of his inherited barley field, measured by the seed needed to sow it, while priest and elders count the harvest years remaining until Jubilee. Redemption includes a smaller fifth-share; if not redeemed, the field passes at Jubilee into priestly stewardship. No permanent private sale, eviction violence, written formula, modern survey tools, or visible deity.
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Leviticus 27:16-21

An inherited field through Jubilee

Vows, Valuations, and Tithes · Leviticus 27

Story guide: A farmer consecrates part of his inherited barley field, measured by the seed needed to sow it, while priest and elders count the harvest years remaining until Jubilee. Redemption includes a smaller fifth-share; if not redeemed, the field passes at Jubilee into priestly stewardship. No permanent private sale, eviction violence, written formula, modern survey tools, or visible deity.

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16If a man consecrates to Yahweh part of the field of his possession, then your valuation shall be according to its seed requirement: fifty shekels of silver for the seed of a homer of barley.

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

18But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, then the priest shall calculate the money for him according to the years remaining until the year of Jubilee, and it shall be deducted from your valuation.

19But if the one who consecrated it indeed redeems the field, then he shall add a fifth of your valuation money to it, and it shall remain his.

20But if he does not redeem the field, or if he has sold the field to another man, it may not be redeemed again.

21But the field, when it is released in the Jubilee, shall be holy to Yahweh, like a field devoted to destruction; it shall be the priest’s possession.

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