Leviticus

Leviticus 25:1–7

¹Then the LORD said to Moses on Mount Sinai, ²“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.

³For six years you may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its crops. ⁴But 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. ⁵You 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. ⁶Whatever 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, ⁷and for your livestock and the wild animals in your land. All its growth may serve as food.

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Leviticus 25:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
on Mount	בְּהַ֥ר	bə·har	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Sinai	סִינַ֖י	sî·nay	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5514 Sinai

Leviticus 25:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Speak	דַּבֵּ֞ר	dab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֤י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and say to them	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
When	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you enter	תָבֹ֙אוּ֙	ṯā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am giving	נֹתֵ֣ן	nō·ṯên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָכֶ֑ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
the land itself	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
must observe	וְשָׁבְתָ֣ה	wə·šā·ḇə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H7673 cease, desist, rest
a Sabbath	שַׁבָּ֖ת	šab·bāṯ	Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
to the LORD	לַיהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Leviticus 25:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For six	שֵׁ֤שׁ	šêš	Number - feminine singular construct	H8337 six
years	שָׁנִים֙	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
you may sow	תִּזְרַ֣ע	tiz·ra‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2232 sow, scatter seed
your field	שָׂדֶ֔ךָ	śā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7704 id.
and prune	תִּזְמֹ֣ר	tiz·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2168 trim, prune
your vineyard	כַּרְמֶ֑ךָ	kar·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3754 vineyard
and gather	וְאָסַפְתָּ֖	wə·’ā·sap̄·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
its crops	תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃	tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8393 product, revenue

Leviticus 25:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But in the seventh	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ת	haš·šə·ḇî·‘iṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7637 seventh
year	וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה	ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
be	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a Sabbath	שַׁבַּ֤ת	šab·baṯ	Noun - common singular construct	H7676 Sabbath
of complete rest	שַׁבָּתוֹן֙	šab·bā·ṯō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7677 sabbath observance, sabbatism
for the land	לָאָ֔רֶץ	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
a Sabbath	שַׁבָּ֖ת	šab·bāṯ	Noun - common singular	H7676 Sabbath
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
You are not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to sow	תִזְרָ֔ע	ṯiz·rā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2232 sow, scatter seed
your field	שָֽׂדְךָ֙	śā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7704 id.
or prune	תִזְמֹֽר׃	ṯiz·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2168 trim, prune
your vineyard	וְכַרְמְךָ֖	wə·ḵar·mə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3754 vineyard

Leviticus 25:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to reap	תִקְצ֔וֹר	ṯiq·ṣō·wr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7114 be short
the aftergrowth	סְפִ֤יחַ	sə·p̄î·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5599 outpouring ?
of your harvest	קְצִֽירְךָ֙	qə·ṣî·rə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7105 harvesting, harvest
or gather	תִבְצֹ֑ר	ṯiḇ·ṣōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1219 cut off, make inaccessible
the grapes	עִנְּבֵ֥י	‘in·nə·ḇê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6025 grape(s)
of your untended vines	נְזִירֶ֖ךָ	nə·zî·re·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H5139 one consecrated, devoted
The land	לָאָֽרֶץ׃	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
must have	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a year	שְׁנַ֥ת	šə·naṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of complete rest	שַׁבָּת֖וֹן	šab·bā·ṯō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7677 sabbath observance, sabbatism

Leviticus 25:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whatever the land	הָאָ֤רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
yields	לָכֶם֙	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
during the Sabbath year	שַׁבַּ֨ת	šab·baṯ	Noun - common singular construct	H7676 Sabbath
shall be	וְ֠הָיְתָה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
food for you	לְאָכְלָ֔ה	lə·’āḵ·lāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H402 food, eating
for yourself	לְךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
your manservant	וּלְעַבְדְּךָ֣	ū·lə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and maidservant	וְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ	wə·la·’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H519 maid, handmaid
the hired hand	וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙	wə·liś·ḵî·rə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7916 hired
or foreigner	וּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔	ū·lə·ṯō·wō·šā·ḇə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8453 sojourner
who stays	הַגָּרִ֖ים	hag·gā·rîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1481 sojourn
with you	עִמָּֽךְ׃	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with

Leviticus 25:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and for your livestock	וְלִ֨בְהֶמְתְּךָ֔	wə·liḇ·hem·tə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
and the wild animals	וְלַֽחַיָּ֖ה	wə·la·ḥay·yāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
in your land	בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָ	bə·’ar·ṣe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H776 earth, land
All	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
its growth	תְּבוּאָתָ֖הּ	tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8393 product, revenue
may serve	תִּהְיֶ֥ה	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as food	לֶאֱכֹֽל׃ס	le·’ĕ·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat