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Exodus 23:11

Rest and sabbathPoverty and the vulnerable

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.

10 For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,

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.

13 Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.

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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.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the animal of the field shall eat. In the same way, you shall deal with your vineyard and with your olive grove.
ASV
but the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie fallow; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beast of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, [and] with thy oliveyard.
DARBY
but in the seventh thou shalt let it rest and lie [fallow], that the poor of thy people may eat [of it]; and what they leave, the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thine olive-tree.
BLB
And the seventh [year] you shall let it rest and let it lie fallow, and the poor of your people shall eat. And what they leave, the beast of the field shall eat. You shall do likewise for your vineyard [and] for your olive grove.
ÅB
men i det syvende år skal du la det hvile og ligge, så de fattige blant ditt folk kan spise derav, og hva de levner, kan markens dyr spise. Det samme skal du gjøre med din vingård og dine oljetrær.
OTB
men i det syvende året skal du la det hvile og ligge brakk, så de fattige blant ditt folk kan spise, og det de etterlater kan de ville dyrene spise. Gjør det samme med din vingård og din olivenlund.
B1930
men i det syvende år skal du la det hvile og ligge, så de fattige blandt ditt folk kan ete derav, og hvad de levner, kan markens dyr ete. Det samme skal du gjøre med din vingård og dine oljetrær.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 25:2–7

    “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD.

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  • Leviticus 26:34–35

    Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days it lies desolate, while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths.

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  • Leviticus 25:11–12

    The fiftieth year will be a Jubilee for you; you are not to sow the land or reap its aftergrowth or harvest the untended vines.

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  • Leviticus 25:20

    Now you may wonder, ‘What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow or gather our produce?’

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  • Leviticus 25:22

    While you are sowing in the eighth year, you will be eating from the previous harvest, until the ninth year’s harvest comes in.

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