Exodus 23:10
8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
9 Do not oppress a foreign resident, since you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners; for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt.
For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,
11 but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
12 For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,
- KJV
- And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
- WEB
- “For six years you shall sow your land, and shall gather in its increase,
- ASV
- And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the increase thereof:
- DARBY
- And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in its produce;
- BLB
- And [for] six years you shall sow your land and gather its produce.
- ÅB
- Seks år skal du så ditt land til og høste dets grøde;
- OTB
- "I seks år skal du så ditt land og samle inn dets avling,
- B1930
- Seks år skal du så ditt land til og høste dets grøde;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 25:3–4
For six years you may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its crops.
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