Leviticus

Leviticus 25:2–3

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.

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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

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

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Leviticus 25:2 2 Chronicles 36:21 · Exodus 23:10 · Leviticus 26:34–35 · Isaiah 8:8

Leviticus 25:3 Exodus 23:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.