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Leviticus 25:12

10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.

11 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.

For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

13 In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.

14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

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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
For it is a Jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You may eat only the crops taken directly from the field.
KJV
For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.
WEB
For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You shall eat of its increase out of the field.
ASV
For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.
DARBY
For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy unto you; out of the field shall ye eat its produce.
BLB
For it [is] a Jubilee; it shall be holy to you⁺. You⁺ shall eat its produce from the field.
ÅB
For det er jubelår, hellig skal det være for dere; av marken skal dere spise det den bærer.
OTB
For det er et jubelår og skal være hellig for dere; dere skal bare spise det som tas direkte fra markene.
B1930
For det er jubelår, hellig skal det være for eder; av marken skal I ete det den bærer.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 25:6–7

    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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