Leviticus 25:11

Leviticus 25:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.
• New International Version (NIV)The fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you; do not sow and do not reap what grows of itself or harvest the untended vines.
• English Standard Version (ESV)That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee for you; in it you shall neither sow nor reap what grows of itself nor gather the grapes from the undressed vines.
• New King James Version (NKJV)That fiftieth year shall be a Jubilee to you; in it you shall neither sow nor reap what grows of its own accord, nor gather the grapes of your untended vine.

Context of Leviticus 25:11

9In the 50th year they must make loud music. They must blow trumpets on the tenth day of the seventh month. That is the Day of Atonement. They must blow the trumpet through all the country. 10The year will be special. It is a Jubilee year. It is a time for every one of my people to become free. Everyone can return to his own land and to his family. The 50th year is a Jubilee year. The people must not plant any seed in the fields. They must not harvest anything that grows by itself on the bushes. 12It is a Jubilee year for the people. And they can eat only food that they take from the fields. 13In the Jubilee year every person must return to the land of his family.

Leviticus 25:11 word by word

יוֹבֵ֣ל הִ֗וא שְׁנַ֛ת הַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה תִּהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם לֹ֣א תִזְרָ֔עוּ וְלֹ֤א תִקְצְרוּ֙ אֶת־סְפִיחֶ֔יהָ וְלֹ֥א תִבְצְר֖וּ אֶת־נְזִרֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A jubileיוֹבֵלyôbêl yôbêl · jubilee/hornH3104
• shall that fiftiethשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• shall that fiftiethחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym · fiftyH2572
• be unto you: ye shall not sowזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• neither reapקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
• that which growethסָפִיחַsâphîyach · aftergrowthH5599
• of itself in it, nor gatherבָּצַרbâtsar · to gather/restrain/fortifyH1219
• in it of thy vine undressedנָזִירnâzîyr nâzir · NaziriteH5139

Cross-references for Leviticus 25:11

• Leviticus 27:17If a person gives his land in a Jubilee year, the price is the same.
• Leviticus 25:5They must not harvest fruit or grain. The land must have a year for rest.

Commentaries on Leviticus 25:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be - The literal meaning of the word jubilee, יובל yobel in Hebrew, and יוביל yobil in the Samaritan, has not been well ascertained. Josephus and the rabbins have caused many to err; the former says the word signifies liberty; , Antiq., l. 3, cap. 12, edit. Haverc., vol. 1, p. 184; but the word liberty signifies rather the intention of the institution, than the meaning of the Hebrew term. The rabbins say it signifies a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 The land was to be divided by lot among the families of the Israelites when the possession of it was obtained. Numbers 26:52-56; Numbers 33:54, etc. At the end of every seventh sabbatical cycle of years, in the year of Jubilee, each field or estate that might have been alienated was to be restored to the family to which it had been originally allotted. Leviticus 25:8 Seven sabbaths of years - seven weeks of years. Leviticus 25:9 Cause the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-22Verses 8-22 The word "jubilee" signifies a peculiarly animated sound of the silver trumpets. This sound was to be made on the evening of the great day of atonement; for the proclamation of gospel liberty and salvation results from the sacrifice of the Redeemer. It was provided that the lands should not be sold away from their families. They could only be disposed of, as it were, by leases till the year of jubilee, and then returned to the owner or his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12The rules for the Sabbath year also applied to the Year of Jubilee.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-238-11. thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years--This most extraordinary of all civil institutions, which received the name of "Jubilee" from a Hebrew word signifying a musical instrument, a horn or trumpet, began on the tenth day of the seventh month, or the great day of atonement, when, by order of the public authorities, the sound of trumpets proclaimed the beginning of the universal redemption. All prisoners and captives obtained their liberties…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 25:11

• Agriculture
• Emancipation
• Grape
• Jubilee
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Accord
• Compel
• Decay
• Festivals, Religious
• Fill
• Increase
• Jubilee
• Redeem
• Redemption
• Rest

Commentaries on Leviticus 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings