Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Leviticus 27:16

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some part: Though the words "some part" are not expressed, yet it is generally allowed that they should be supplied here; as it was not lawful for a man to alienate in this manner his whole patrimony. He might express his good will for the house of God but he must not impoverish his own family. of a field: Act 4:34-37, Act 5:4 an homer: or, the land of an homer, etc. i.e. as much land as required a homer of barley to sow it, The homer was very different from the omer; the latter held about three quarts, the former seventy-five gallons three pints. Isa 5:10; Eze 45:11-14; Hos 3:2 Leviticus 27:18

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