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Leviticus 25:5

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.
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

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What grows of itself in your harvest you shall not reap, and you shall not gather the grapes of your undressed vine. It shall be a year of solemn rest for the land.

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.

That which grows of its own accord of your harvest you shall not reap, neither gather the grapes of your vine undressed: for it is a year of rest to the land.

25:6 And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,

What does Leviticus 25:5 mean?

Leviticus 25:5 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סָפִיחַ (çâphîyach), קָצִיר (qâtsîyr), קָצַר (qâtsar).

Hebrew interlinear

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That
which
groweth
of
its
own
accordסָפִיחַçâphîyach/saw-fee'-akh/H5599something (spontaneously) falling off, i.e. a self-sown crop; figuratively, a freshet
of
thy
harvestקָצִירqâtsîyr/kaw-tseer'/H7105severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)
thou
shalt
not
reap,קָצַרqâtsar/kaw-tsar'/H7114to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
neither
gatherבָּצַרbâtsar/baw-tsar'/H1219to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
the
grapesעֵנָבʻênâb/ay-nawb'/H6025a grape
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)
for
it
is
a
yearשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
of
restשַׁבָּתוֹןshabbâthôwn/shab-baw-thone'/H7677a sabbatism or special holiday
unto
the
land.אֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
of
thy
vine:
Heb.
of
thy
separation

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:5.

Leviticus 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.

1 Samuel 6:13

And they of Bethshemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

1 Samuel 8:12

And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.

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.

Deuteronomy 24:19

When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

Isaiah 17:5

And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.

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.

Leviticus 19:9

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

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What does Leviticus 25:5 say?

Leviticus 25:5 (King James Version) reads: "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"

Is Leviticus 25:5 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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