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 Living Translation (NLT)Be assured that I will send my blessing for you in the sixth year, so the land will produce a crop large enough for three years.

Context of Leviticus 25:21

19Then the land will yield its fruit, and you will eat your fill, and dwell there in safety. 20‘And if you say, “What shall we eat in the seventh year, since we shall not sow nor gather in our produce?” Then I will command My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it will bring forth produce enough for three years. 22And you shall sow in the eighth year, and eat old produce until the ninth year; until its produce comes in, you shall eat of the old harvest. 23‘The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land is Mine; for you are strangers and sojourners with Me.

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 26:12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.
• Genesis 41:47Now in the seven plentiful years the ground brought forth abundantly.
• Exodus 16:29See! For the Lord has given you the Sabbath; therefore He gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Let every man remain in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.”
• Deuteronomy 28:3“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
• Psalms 133:3It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion; For there the Lord commanded the blessing— Life forevermore.
• Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, And He adds no sorrow with it.
• 2 Corinthians 9:10Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
• Leviticus 25:4but in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath to the Lord. You shall neither sow your field nor prune your vineyard.

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
• Rest
• Sabbath
• Agrarian Laws
• Criticism

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