Leviticus 25:21

Leviticus 25:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.
• New International Version (NIV)I will send you such a blessing in the sixth year that the land will yield enough for three years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, so that it will produce a crop sufficient for three years.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then I will command My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it will bring forth produce enough for three years.

Context of Leviticus 25:21

19You will be able to grow food on the land. And the people will have plenty to eat. They will be safe. 20The people may ask what they will eat in the seventh year. They will not have planted any seeds. God will cause a lot of food to grow in the sixth year. They will have food for three more years. 22When a person plants seed in the eighth year he will still be eating the crops that he planted in the sixth year. The next time he will harvest the plants from the fields will be in the ninth year. 23The people must never sell the land for all time. The land belongs to God. He has said that the people can live on it.

Leviticus 25:21 word by word

וְצִוִּ֤יתִי אֶת־בִּרְכָתִי֙ לָכֶ֔ם בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑ית וְעָשָׂת֙ אֶת־הַתְּבוּאָ֔ה לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁ הַשָּׁנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then I will commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• my blessingבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
• upon you in the sixthשִׁשִּׁיshishshîy · sixthH8345
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• and it shall bring forthעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• fruitתְּבוּאָהtebû'âh · produceH8393
• for threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969

Cross-references for Leviticus 25:21

• Genesis 26:12Isaac planted crops in the land and they grew very well. They made 100 times the amount of food that he had planted. This was because the Lord blessed him.
• Genesis 41:47During the seven good years, lots of food grew in the land.
• Exodus 16:29Remember this: The Lord has given the Sabbath day to you. That is why, on the sixth day, he gives you enough food for two days. Then everyone must stay at home on the seventh day. Nobody must leave his home that day.’
• Deuteronomy 28:3God will bless you in your cities and in your fields.
• Psalms 133:3It brings pleasure like the dew on Hermon. It makes the mountains of Zion become wet. That is the place where the Lord has promised to bless his people. He blesses them with life for ever.
• Proverbs 10:22If the Lord blesses you, you are really rich. Hard work will not make you any richer.
• 2 Corinthians 9:10It is God who supplies seeds for the farmer to plant. It is God who supplies bread for food. God will help you in the same way. He will give you plenty of things so that you can help other people. You will be like a farmer who plants many seeds. And God will cause those seeds to grow. There will be many good results from the help that you give to other people. That will be like a great harvest.
• Leviticus 25:4In the seventh year, the land must have a rest. They must not plant seeds in the fields or cut the leaves.

Commentaries on Leviticus 25:21

• 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. 1-55Just as seven days made a week ending in a Sabbath day, every seven years ended with a Sabbath year. After seven Sabbath years, or 49 years, came a special year called the Year of Jubilee. Like so many holy days, these times were meant for reflecting on Israel's shared identity and their relationship with God. Every Israelite, both free and servant, had a place in God’s kingdom. So, those bound in servitude were set free during the Year of Jubilee…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2221-22. I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years, &c.--A provision was made, by the special interposition of God, to supply the deficiency of food which would otherwise have resulted from the suspension of all labor during the sabbatic year. The sixth year was to yield a miraculous supply for three continuous years. And the remark is applicable to the year of Jubilee as well as the sabbatic year…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 25:21

• Agriculture
• Blessing
• Jubilee

In the dictionaries

• Accord
• Compel
• Decay
• Fill
• Increase
• Redeem
• Redemption
• Rest
• Sabbath
• Agrarian Laws

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