Leviticus 25:20

Leviticus 25:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
• New International Version (NIV)You may ask, “What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not plant or harvest our crops?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And if you say, 'What shall we eat in the seventh year, if we may not sow or gather in our crop?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘And if you say, “What shall we eat in the seventh year, since we shall not sow nor gather in our produce?”

Context of Leviticus 25:20

18“Therefore you are to keep My statutes and observe My ordinances, and carry them out, so that you may live securely in the land. 19Then the land will yield its fruit, and you may eat your fill and live there in safety. Now if you ask: What are we to eat during the seventh year if, see, we are not to sow, nor gather in our increase? 21Now I will command My blessing to you in the sixth year, so that it will yield a harvest sufficient for three years. 22When you sow during the eighth year, you will still be eating the old, stored harvest until the harvest of the ninth year comes in.

Leviticus 25:20 word by word

וְכִ֣י תֹאמְר֔וּ מַה־נֹּאכַ֤֖ל בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑ת הֵ֚ן לֹ֣א נִזְרָ֔ע וְלֹ֥א נֶאֱסֹ֖ף אֶת־תְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And if ye shall sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• What shall we eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the seventhשְׁבִיעִיshebîy‛îy shebi‛îy · seventhH7637
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• behold, we shall not sowזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• nor gatherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• in our increaseתְּבוּאָהtebû'âh · produceH8393

Cross-references for Leviticus 25:20

• Numbers 11:4The grumblers among them began to have cravings, so Bnei-Yisrael began to wail repeatedly, saying, “If we could just eat some meat!
• 2 Kings 6:15Now when the attendant of the man of God had risen early and gone out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was surrounding the city. So his attendant said to him, “Alas, my master! What are we going to do?”
• 2 Kings 7:2Then the officer on whose hand the king was leaning responded to the man of God and said, “Look, even if Adonai should make windows in heaven, could this thing happen?” He announced, “Behold, you will see it with your own eyes, but will not eat any of it!”
• 2 Chronicles 25:9But Amaziah said to the man of God, “And what is to be done about the 100 talents that I have given to the Israelite troops?” The man of God answered, “Adonai is able to give you much more than that.”
• Psalms 78:19Then they spoke against God, saying, “Can God set a table in the wilderness?
• Isaiah 1:2Listen! Heavens, and hear, earth, for Adonai has spoken: “Sons I have raised and brought up, but they have rebelled against Me.
• Matthew 6:25“So I say to you, do not worry about your life—what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?
• Matthew 8:26He said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became totally calm.
• Luke 12:29“So do not seek what you will eat and what you will drink, and do not keep worrying.
• Philippians 4:6Do not be anxious about anything—but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
• Hebrews 13:5Keep your lifestyle free from the love of money, and be content with what you have. For God Himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you,”

Commentaries on Leviticus 25:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20What shall we eat the seventh year? - A very natural question, which could only be laid at rest by the sovereign promise in the next verse: I will Command my Blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for Three Years. See on Leviticus 25:2; (note).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. 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. 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 25:20

• Agriculture
• Blessing
• Jubilee

In the dictionaries

• Accord
• Compel
• Decay
• Fill
• Gather
• Increase
• Redeem
• Redemption
• Rest
• Sabbath

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