Leviticus 25:12

25:11 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.

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

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For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You shall eat of its increase out of the field.

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

For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy to you: you shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

25:13 In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.

What does Leviticus 25:12 mean?

Leviticus 25:12 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יוֹבֵל (yôwbêl), קֹדֶשׁ (qôdesh), אָכַל (ʼâkal).

Hebrew interlinear

For

the

jubile;יוֹבֵלyôwbêl/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

holyקֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity

unto

you:

shall

eatאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)

the

increaseתְּבוּאָהtᵉbûwʼâh/teb-oo-aw'/H8393income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)

thereof

out

the

field.שָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)

Topics

Emancipation Jubilee Liberty, Christian

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:12.

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 3:18

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; bring: Heb. cause to bud

Genesis 47:24

And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye shall give the fifth part unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for them of your households, and for food for your little ones.

Leviticus 25:15

According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 25:12 say?

Leviticus 25:12 (King James Version) reads: "For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field."

Is Leviticus 25:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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