Leviticus 25:3
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.
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.
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 may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its crops.
- KJV
- Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
- WEB
- You shall sow your field six years, and you shall prune your vineyard six years, and gather in its fruits;
- ASV
- Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruits thereof;
- DARBY
- Six years shalt thou sow thy field, and six years shalt thou prune thy vineyard, and gather in the produce thereof,
- BLB
- Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather its fruit.
- ÅB
- I seks år skal du tilså din åker, og i seks år skal du stelle med din vingård og høste landets grøde.
- OTB
- I seks år kan du så dine marker og beskjære dine vingårder og samle inn deres avling,
- B1930
- I seks år skal du tilså din aker, og i seks år skal du stelle med din vingård og høste landets grøde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 23:10
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
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