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Leviticus 25:3

25:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD. keep: Heb. rest
Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

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You shall sow your field six years, and you shall prune your vineyard six years, and gather in its fruits;

Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

25:4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

What does Leviticus 25:3 mean?

Leviticus 25:3 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שֵׁשׁ (shêsh), שָׁנֶה (shâneh), זָרַע (zâraʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

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Sixשֵׁשׁshêsh/shaysh/H8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
yearsשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
thou
shalt
sowזָרַעzâraʻ/zaw-rah'/H2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
thy
field,שָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)
and
sixשֵׁשׁshêsh/shaysh/H8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth
yearsשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
thou
shalt
pruneזָמַרzâmar/zaw-mar'/H2168to trim (a vine)
thy
vineyard,כֶּרֶםkerem/keh'-rem/H3754a garden or vineyard
and
gatherאָסַףʼâçaph/aw-saf'/H622to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.)
in
the
fruitתְּבוּאָהtᵉbûwʼâh/teb-oo-aw'/H8393income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)
thereof;

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Agriculture or HusbandryHolidayHoly LandPruningVine, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:3.

Exodus 23:10

And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:

Deuteronomy 22:9

Thou 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

Leviticus 25:20

And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:

Leviticus 25:4

But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

2 Kings 19:29

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

Exodus 23:16

And 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 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.

Genesis 49:29

And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 25:3 say?

Leviticus 25:3 (King James Version) reads: "Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;"

Is Leviticus 25:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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