KJV King James Version
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.
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Leviticus 25:4
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land—a Sabbath to the LORD. You are not to sow your field or prune your vineyard.
WEB World English Bible
but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to Yahweh. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard.
ASV American Standard Version
but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto Jehovah: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and in the seventh year a sabbath of rest is to the land, a sabbath to Jehovah; thy field thou dost not sow, and thy vineyard thou dost not prune;
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,
7 And for thy cattle, and for the beast that [are] in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּבַשָּׁנָ֣הH8141 · sha.nehyearהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗תH7637 · she.vi.iseventhשַׁבַּ֤תH7676 · shab.batSabbathשַׁבָּתוֹן֙H7677 · shab.ba.tonsabbath observanceיִהְיֶ֣הH1961 · ha.yahto beלָאָ֔רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetשַׁבָּ֖תH7676 · shab.batSabbathלַיהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDשָֽׂדְךָ֙H7704 · sa.daySirionלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotתִזְרָ֔עH2232 · za.rato sowוְכַרְמְךָ֖H3754 · ke.remvineyardלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotתִזְמֹֽר׃H2168 · za.marto prune
Cross-references
Leviticus 25:20-23And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:2 Chronicles 36:21To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: [for] as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.Exodus 23:10-11And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:Leviticus 26:43The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes.Leviticus 26:34-35Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye [be] in your enemies’ land; [even] then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.
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