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Leviticus 25:3

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Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

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KJV King James Version

Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

BSB Berean Standard Bible

For six years you may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its crops.

WEB World English Bible

Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in its fruits;

ASV American Standard Version

Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruits thereof;

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

‘Six years thou dost sow thy field, and six years thou dost prune thy vineyard, and hast gathered its increase,

Surrounding context — Leviticus 25

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.

3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

5 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: [for] it is a year of rest unto the land.

6 And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,

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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.

שֵׁ֤שׁH8337 · sheshsix שָׁנִים֙H8141 · sha.nehyear תִּזְרַ֣עH2232 · za.rato sow שָׂדֶ֔ךָH7704 · sa.daySirion וְשֵׁ֥שׁH8337 · sheshsix שָׁנִ֖יםH8141 · sha.nehyear תִּזְמֹ֣רH2168 · za.marto prune כַּרְמֶ֑ךָH3754 · ke.remvineyard וְאָסַפְתָּ֖H622 · a.saphto gather אֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃H8393 · te.vu.ahproduce

Cross-references

Exodus 23:10And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:

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