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Leviticus 25:6

4 But in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land—a Sabbath to the LORD. You are not to sow your field or prune your vineyard.

5 You are not to reap the aftergrowth of your harvest or gather the grapes of your untended vines. The land must have a year of complete rest.

Whatever the land yields during the Sabbath year shall be food for you—for yourself, your manservant and maidservant, the hired hand or foreigner who stays with you,

7 and for your livestock and the wild animals in your land. All its growth may serve as food.

8 And you shall count off seven Sabbaths of years—seven times seven years—so that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to forty-nine years.

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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
Whatever the land yields during the Sabbath year shall be food for you—for yourself, your manservant and maidservant, the hired hand or foreigner who stays with you,
KJV
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,
WEB
The Sabbath of the land shall be for food for you; for yourself, for your servant, for your maid, for your hired servant, and for your stranger, who lives as a foreigner with you.
ASV
And the sabbath of the land shall be for food for you; for thee, and for thy servant and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant and for thy stranger, who sojourn with thee.
DARBY
And the sabbath of the land shall be for food for you, for thee, and for thy bondman, and for thy handmaid, and for thy hired servant, and for him that dwelleth as a sojourner with thee, and for thy cattle,
BLB
And the Sabbath of the land to you⁺ shall be food for you, and for your manservant, and for your maidservant, and for your hireling, and for your sojourner sojourning with you,
ÅB
Og det som vokser i landets sabbatsår, skal være til føde for dere, for deg og din tjener og din tjenestepike og din dagarbeider og de fremmede som holder til hos deg;
OTB
Det landet gir i sabbatsåret, skal være mat for deg—for deg selv, dine mannlige og kvinnelige tjenere, og den leide arbeideren og den fremmede som bor blant dere,
B1930
Og det som vokser i landets sabbatsår, skal være til føde for eder, for dig og din tjener og din tjenestepike og din dagarbeider og de fremmede som holder til hos dig;

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  • Acts 4:34–35

    There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,

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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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  • Acts 4:32

    The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.

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  • Exodus 23:11

    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.

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  • Acts 2:44

    All the believers were together and had everything in common.

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