Leviticus

Leviticus 25:2–4

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.

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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

Cross-references

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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

Leviticus 25:4 2 Chronicles 36:21 · Leviticus 25:20–23 · Exodus 23:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.