Leviticus 25:6

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

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,

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The Sabbath of the land shall be for food for you; for yourself, for your servant, for your maid, for your hired servant, and for your stranger, who lives as a foreigner with you.

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,

And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for you, and for your servant, and for your maid, and for your hired servant, and for your stranger that sojourns with you.

25:7 And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.

What does Leviticus 25:6 mean?

Leviticus 25:6 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שַׁבָּת (shabbâth), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets), אׇכְלָה (ʼoklâh).

Hebrew interlinear

And

the

sabbathשַׁבָּתshabbâth/shab-bawth'/H7676intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath

the

landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

shall

meatאׇכְלָהʼoklâh/ok-law'/H402food

for

you;

for

thee,

and

for

thy

servant,עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant

and

for

thy

maid,אָמָהʼâmâh/aw-maw'/H519a maidservant or female slave

and

for

thy

hired

servant,שָׂכִירsâkîyr/saw-keer'/H7916a man at wages by the day or year

and

for

thy

strangerתּוֹשָׁבtôwshâb/to-shawb'/H8453resident alien

that

sojournethגּוּרgûwr/goor/H1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)

with

thee,

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:6.

Deuteronomy 5:14

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou.

Exodus 12:45

A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

Ezra 2:65

Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

Genesis 1:30

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. life: Heb. a living soul

Genesis 42:13

And they said, Thy servants are twelve brethren, the sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not.

Genesis 46:34

That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

Joshua 1:15

Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as he hath given you, and they also have possessed the land which the LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD'S servant gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.

Leviticus 22:10

There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 25:6 say?

Leviticus 25:6 (King James Version) reads: "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,"

Is Leviticus 25:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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