Matthew Poole and continuators on Leviticus 27:16

16 And i[illegible: 1+ letters] a man shall sanctifie 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. .

(i. e.) Which is his by inheritance, because particular direction is given about purchased lands, ver. 22 And he saith part of it, because it was unlawful to vow away all his possessions, because thereby he had disenabled himself from the performance of divers duties by way of sacrifice, almesgiving, &c. and made himself burdensome to his brethren.

(i. e.) According to the quantity and quality of the land, which is known by the quantity of seed which it can receive and return.

Not to be paid yearly, till the year of Jubilee, as some would have it, but once for all, as is most probable, 1. because here is no mention of any yearly payment, but onely of one payment, and we must not add to the text. 2. because it is most probable that lands and all things were favourably and moderately valued, so that men might be rather encouraged to make such vows upon just occasions than to be deterred from them by excessive impositions. But if this were yearly rent, it was an excessive rate and much more than the land ordinarily yielded. For an Omer is but the tenth part of an Ephah, Exod. 16. 36. and therefore not above a pottle of our measure, which quantity of seed would not extend very far, and in some lands would yield but an inconsiderable crop, especially in barley, which was cheaper than wheat, and which for that reason, among others, may seem to be here mentioned rather than wheat.

Marginal references: Or, the land of an homer, &c.