Exodus
Exodus 23:11
11but 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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but in the seventh | וְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞ת | wə·haš·šə·ḇî·‘iṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular | H7637 seventh |
| you must let it rest | תִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּה | tiš·mə·ṭen·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H8058 let drop |
| and lie fallow | וּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּ | ū·nə·ṭaš·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5203 leave, forsake, permit |
| so that the poor | אֶבְיֹנֵ֣י | ’eḇ·yō·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H34 in want, needy, poor |
| among your people | עַמֶּ֔ךָ | ‘am·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| may eat | וְאָֽכְלוּ֙ | wə·’ā·ḵə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H398 eat |
| from the field | הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| and the wild animals | חַיַּ֣ת | ḥay·yaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| may consume | תֹּאכַ֖ל | tō·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| what they leave | וְיִתְרָ֕ם | wə·yiṯ·rām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3499 remainder, excellence, excess |
| Do | תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה | ta·‘ă·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| the same | כֵּֽן־ | kên- | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| with your vineyard | לְכַרְמְךָ֖ | lə·ḵar·mə·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3754 vineyard |
| and olive grove | לְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃ | lə·zê·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2132 olive-tree, olive |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Leviticus 25:2–7 · Leviticus 26:34–35 · Leviticus 25:11–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.