Leviticus 25:20
25:19 And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
KJV
If you said, “What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase”;
And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
And if you shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
What does Leviticus 25:20 mean?
Leviticus 25:20 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), אָכַל (ʼâkal), שְׁבִיעִי (shᵉbîyʻîy).
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:20.
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
Leviticus 23:39Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days: on the first day shall be a sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a sabbath.
Leviticus 25:3Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
Deuteronomy 22:9Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy vineyard, be defiled. fruit of thy seed: Heb. fulness of the seed
Exodus 23:16And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.
Genesis 26:12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. received: Heb. found
Isaiah 30:23Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
Leviticus 25:11A 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.
Frequently asked questions
What does Leviticus 25:20 say?
Leviticus 25:20 (King James Version) reads: "And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:"
Is Leviticus 25:20 in the Old or New Testament?
Leviticus 25:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.
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