Leviticus

Leviticus 25:2

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.