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Leviticus 25:11

25:10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
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.

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That fiftieth year shall be a jubilee to you. In it you shall not sow, neither reap that which grows of itself, nor gather from the undressed vines.

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.

A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be to you: you shall not sow, neither reap that which grows of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of your vine undressed.

25:12 For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

What does Leviticus 25:11 mean?

Leviticus 25:11 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹבֵל (yôwbêl), חֲמִשִּׁים (chămishshîym), שָׁנֶה (shâneh).

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A
jubileיוֹבֵלyôwbêl/yo-bale'/H3104the blast of a horn (from its continuous sound); specifically, the signal of the silver trumpets; hence, the instrument itself and the festival thus introduced
shall
that
fiftiethחֲמִשִּׁיםchămishshîym/kham-ish-sheem'/H2572fifty
yearשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
be
unto
you:
ye
shall
not
sow,זָרַעzâraʻ/zaw-rah'/H2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
neither
reapקָצַרqâtsar/kaw-tsar'/H7114to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
that
which
growethסָפִיחַçâphîyach/saw-fee'-akh/H5599something (spontaneously) falling off, i.e. a self-sown crop; figuratively, a freshet
of
itself
in
it,
nor
gatherבָּצַרbâtsar/baw-tsar'/H1219to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
the
grapes
in
it
of
thy
vine
undressed.נָזִירnâzîyr/naw-zeer'/H5139separate, i.e. consecrated (as prince, a Nazirite); hence (figuratively from the latter) an unpruned vine (like an unshorn Nazirite)

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EmancipationJubileeLiberty, ChristianReapingSeedVineyardsYears

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:11.

Leviticus 25:5

That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land. of thy vine: Heb. of thy separation

Isaiah 37:30

And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

2 Chronicles 33:1

Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

Ecclesiastes 11:4

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Hosea 10:12

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

Hosea 8:7

For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up. stalk: or, standing corn

Jeremiah 12:13

They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD. they shall: or, ye shall

Job 4:8

Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.

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What does Leviticus 25:11 say?

Leviticus 25:11 (King James Version) reads: "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."

Is Leviticus 25:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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