Leviticus
Leviticus 25:3–4
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.
Word by word
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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 25:3 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.