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Leviticus 25:2-12
2Speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֤יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When ye comeתָבֹ֙אוּ֙ta.Vo.'uH935into the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I giveנֹתֵ֣ןno.TenH5414you, then shall the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776keepוְשָׁבְתָ֣הve.shav.TahH7673a sabbathשַׁבָּ֖תsha.BatH7676unto the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
3Sixשֵׁ֤שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141thou shalt sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thy fieldשָׂדֶ֔ךָsa.De.khaH7704,and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141thou shalt pruneתִּזְמֹ֣רtiz.MorH2168thy vineyardכַּרְמֶ֑ךָkar.Me.khaH3754,and gatherוְאָסַפְתָּ֖ve.'a.saf.TaH622in the fruitתְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃te.vu.'a.TahH8393thereof;
4But in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗תha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141shall be a sabbathשַׁבַּ֤תsha.BatH7676of restשַׁבָּתוֹן֙sha.ba.tOnH7677unto the landלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,a sabbathשַׁבָּ֖תsha.BatH7676for the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:thou shalt neither sowתִזְרָ֔עtiz.Ra'H2232thy fieldשָֽׂדְךָ֙sa.de.KhaH7704,nor pruneתִזְמֹֽר׃tiz.MorH2168thy vineyardוְכַרְמְךָ֖ve.khar.me.KhaH3754.
5That which groweth of its own accordסְפִ֤יחַse.Fi.achH5599of thy harvestקְצִֽירְךָ֙ke.tzi.re.ChaH7105thou shalt not reapתִקְצ֔וֹרtik.TzorH7114,neither gatherתִבְצֹ֑רtiv.TzorH1219the grapesעִנְּבֵ֥י'i.ne.VeiH6025of thy vine undressedנְזִירֶ֖ךָne.zi.Re.khaH5139: forit is a yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of restשַׁבָּת֖וֹןsha.ba.TonH7677unto the landלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.
6And the sabbathשַׁבַּ֨תsha.BatH7676of the landהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be meatלְאָכְלָ֔הle.'okh.LahH402for you; for thee, and for thy servantוּלְעַבְדְּךָ֣u.le.'av.de.KhaH5650,and for thy maidוְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָve.la.'a.ma.Te.khaH519,and for thy hired servantוְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ve.lis.khi.re.KhaH7916,and for thy strangerוּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔ul.to.Sha.ve.khaH8453that sojournethהַגָּרִ֖יםha.ga.RimH1481with thee,
8And thou shalt numberוְסָפַרְתָּ֣ve.sa.far.TaH5608sevenשֶׁ֚בַעShe.va'H7651sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141unto thee, sevenשֶׁ֥בַעShe.va'H7651timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֖יםsha.NimH8141;and the spaceיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of the sevenשֶׁ֚בַעShe.va'H7651sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹ֣תsha.be.TotH7676of yearsהַשָּׁנִ֔יםha.sha.NimH8141shall be unto thee fortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֖יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705and nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
9Then shalt thou cause the trumpetשׁוֹפַ֤רsho.FarH7782of the jubileתְּרוּעָה֙te.ru.'AhH8643to soundוְהַֽעֲבַרְתָּ֞ve.ha.'a.var.TaH5674on the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֖וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the seventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthH2320,in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of atonementהַכִּפֻּרִ֔יםha.ki.pu.RimH3725shall ye make the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782soundתַּעֲבִ֥ירוּta.'a.Vi.ruH5674throughout all your landאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776.
10And ye shall hallowוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּ֗םve.ki.dash.TemH6942the fiftiethשְׁנַ֤ת הַחֲמִשִּׁים֙she.Nat ha.cha.mi.ShimH8141H2572yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,and proclaimוּקְרָאתֶ֥םu.ke.ra.TemH7121libertyדְּר֛וֹרde.RorH1865throughout allthe landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776unto all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof: it shall be a jubileיוֹבֵ֥לyo.VelH3104unto you; and ye shall returnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֗םve.shav.TemH7725every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376unto his possessionאֲחֻזָּת֔וֹ'a.chu.za.ToH272,and ye shall returnתָּשֻֽׁבוּ׃ta.Shu.vuH7725every manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376unto his familyמִשְׁפַּחְתּ֖וֹmish.pach.ToH4940.
11A jubileיוֹבֵ֣לyo.VelH3104shall that fiftiethשְׁנַ֛ת הַחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםshe.Nat ha.cha.mi.ShimH8141H2572yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141be unto you: ye shall not sowתִזְרָ֔עוּtiz.Ra.'uH2232,neither reapתִקְצְרוּ֙tik.tze.RuH7114that which growethסְפִיחֶ֔יהָse.fi.Chei.haH5599of itself in it, nor gatherתִבְצְר֖וּtiv.tze.RuH1219the grapesin it of thy vine undressedנְזִרֶֽיהָ׃ne.zi.Rei.haH5139.
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
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