Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 14:19

"And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused." — Luke 14:19 (ASV)

Five yoke of oxen.—The number was one which came within the reach of any peasant farmer of moderate competence. (Compare Elisha’s twelve yoke of oxen, 1 Kings 19:19.)