Exodus 23:10
8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
11 But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
12 Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
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
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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