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Leviticus 25:8

25:7 And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.
And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.

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“‘You shall count off seven Sabbaths of years, seven times seven years; and there shall be to you the days of seven Sabbaths of years, even forty-nine years.

And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.

And you shall number seven sabbaths of years to you, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be to you forty and nine years.

25:9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. of the jubile: Heb. loud of sound

What does Leviticus 25:8 mean?

Leviticus 25:8 is a verse in the book of Leviticus, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סָפַר (çâphar), שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ), שַׁבָּת (shabbâth).

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And
thou
shalt
numberסָפַרçâphar/saw-far'/H5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
sevenשֶׁבַעshebaʻ/sheh'-bah/H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
sabbathsשַׁבָּתshabbâth/shab-bawth'/H7676intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
of
yearsשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
unto
thee,
sevenשֶׁבַעshebaʻ/sheh'-bah/H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
timesפַּעַםpaʻam/pah'-am/H6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)
sevenשֶׁבַעshebaʻ/sheh'-bah/H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
years;שָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
and
the
spaceיוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
of
the
sevenשֶׁבַעshebaʻ/sheh'-bah/H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
sabbathsשַׁבָּתshabbâth/shab-bawth'/H7676intermission, i.e (specifically) the Sabbath
of
yearsשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)
shall
be
unto
thee
fortyאַרְבָּעִיםʼarbâʻîym/ar-baw-eem'/H705forty
and
nineתֵּשַׁעtêshaʻ/tay'-shah/H8672nine or (ordinal) ninth
years.שָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Leviticus 25:8.

Genesis 47:28

And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years: so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years. the whole: Heb. the days of the years of his life

Genesis 7:11

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. windows: or, floodgates

Numbers 14:34

After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, even forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, even forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. breach: or, altering of my purpose

Numbers 29:26

And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:

Numbers 29:32

And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

1 Chronicles 19:18

But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of the Syrians seven thousand men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the host.

1 Kings 14:21

And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

2 Chronicles 12:13

So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

Frequently asked questions

What does Leviticus 25:8 say?

Leviticus 25:8 (King James Version) reads: "And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years."

Is Leviticus 25:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Leviticus 25:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Leviticus.

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