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Leviticus 25:2-7

2“Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696toH413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and say to themוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559:Whenכִּ֤יkiH3588you enterתָבֹ֙אוּ֙ta.Vo.'uH935 H413the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am givingנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you,the land itselfהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776must observeוְשָׁבְתָ֣הve.shav.TahH7673a Sabbathשַׁבָּ֖תsha.BatH7676to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

3For sixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141you may sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232your fieldשָׂדֶ֔ךָsa.De.khaH7704and pruneתִּזְמֹ֣רtiz.MorH2168your vineyardכַּרְמֶ֑ךָkar.Me.khaH3754and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622אֶת־'et-H853its cropsתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393וְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337שָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141.

4But in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141there shall beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a Sabbathשַׁבַּ֤תsha.BatH7676of complete restשַׁבָּתוֹן֙sha.ba.tOnH7677for the landלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776—a Sabbathשַׁבָּ֖תsha.BatH7676to the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.You are notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to sowתִזְרָ֔עtiz.Ra'H2232your fieldשָֽׂדְךָ֙sa.de.KhaH7704or pruneתִזְמֹֽר׃tiz.MorH2168your vineyardוְכַרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֥אve.khar.me.Kha lo'H3754 H3808.

5אֵ֣ת'etH853You are notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to reapתִקְצ֔וֹרtik.TzorH7114וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the aftergrowthסְפִ֤יחַse.Fi.achH5599of your harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֙ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105or gatherתִבְצֹ֑רtiv.TzorH1219the grapesעִנְּבֵ֥י'i.ne.VeiH6025of your untended vinesנְזִירֶ֖ךָ לֹ֣אne.zi.Re.kha lo'H5139 H3808.The landלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776must haveיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961a yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of complete restשַׁבָּת֖וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677.

6Whatever the landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776yieldsduring the Sabbath yearשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676shall beוְ֠הָיְתָהVe.hay.tahH1961food for youלְאָכְלָ֔הle.'okh.LahH402—for yourself,your manservantוּלְעַבְדְּךָ֣u.le.'av.de.KhaH5650and maidservantוְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָve.la.'a.ma.Te.khaH519,the hired handוְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ve.lis.khi.re.KhaH7916or foreignerוּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔ul.to.Sha.ve.khaH8453who staysהַגָּרִ֖יםha.ga.RimH1481with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973,

7and for your livestockוְלִ֨בְהֶמְתְּךָ֔ve.Liv.hem.te.khaH929and the wild animalsוְלַֽחַיָּ֖הve.la.chai.YahH2416אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in your landבְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776.Allכָל־khol-H3605its growthתְּבוּאָתָ֖הּte.vu.'a.TahH8393may serveתִּהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961as foodלֶאֱכֹֽל׃ סle.'e.KholH398.

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