Leviticus 25:6

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{ "verseID": "Leviticus.25.6", "source": "וְ֠הָיְתָה שַׁבַּ֨ת הָאָ֤רֶץ לָכֶם֙ לְאָכְלָ֔ה לְךָ֖ וּלְעַבְדְּךָ֣ וְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ וּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔ הַגָּרִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ׃", "text": "*wə-hāytāh šabbat hā-ʾāreṣ lākem lə-ʾoklāh*, to-you and-to-*ʿabdəkā* and-to-*ʾămātekā* and-to-*śəkîrəkā* and-to-*tôšābəkā haggārîm ʿimmāk*", "grammar": { "*wə-hāytāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it shall be", "*šabbat*": "construct form - sabbath of", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + common noun, feminine singular - the land", "*lākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for you (plural)", "*lə-ʾoklāh*": "preposition + common noun, feminine singular - for food", "*ʿabdəkā*": "common noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your male servant", "*ʾămātekā*": "common noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your female servant", "*śəkîrəkā*": "common noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your hired worker", "*tôšābəkā*": "common noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your sojourner/resident alien", "*haggārîm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the ones dwelling/residing", "*ʿimmāk*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - with you" }, "variants": { "*šabbat*": "sabbath/rest/cessation", "*lə-ʾoklāh*": "for food/for eating/for consumption", "*tôšābəkā*": "your sojourner/your temporary resident/your foreign resident", "*haggārîm*": "the ones dwelling/the ones residing/the ones sojourning" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְ֠הָיְתָה שַׁבַּ֨ת הָאָ֤רֶץ לָכֶם֙ לְאָכְלָ֔ה לְךָ֖ וּלְעַבְדְּךָ֣ וְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ וּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔ הַגָּרִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ׃

Transliteration

wə-hāytāh šabbat hā-ʾāreṣ lākem lə-ʾoklāh, to-you and-to-ʿabdəkā and-to-ʾămātekā and-to-śəkîrəkā and-to-tôšābəkā haggārîm ʿimmāk

Grammar Details

• *wə-hāytāh*: conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it shall be
• *šabbat*: construct form - sabbath of
• *hā-ʾāreṣ*: definite article + common noun, feminine singular - the land
• *lākem*: preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for you (plural)
• *lə-ʾoklāh*: preposition + common noun, feminine singular - for food
• *ʿabdəkā*: common noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your male servant
• *ʾămātekā*: common noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your female servant
• *śəkîrəkā*: common noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your hired worker
• *tôšābəkā*: common noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your sojourner/resident alien
• *haggārîm*: definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the ones dwelling/residing
• *ʿimmāk*: preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - with you

Word Meanings

• *šabbat*: sabbath/rest/cessation
• *lə-ʾoklāh*: for food/for eating/for consumption
• *tôšābəkā*: your sojourner/your temporary resident/your foreign resident
• *haggārîm*: the ones dwelling/the ones residing/the ones sojourning

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  During this Sabbath of the land, all its produce will be food for you—for yourself, your servants, your hired workers, and the resident foreigners who live among you,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the sabbath of the land shall provide food for you; for you, and for your servant, and for your maid, and for your hired servant, and for the stranger who dwells with you,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the sabbath{H7676} of the land{H776} shall be for food{H402} for you; for thee, and for thy servant{H5650} and for thy maid,{H519} and for thy hired servant{H7916} and for thy stranger,{H8453} who sojourn{H1481} with thee.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the sabbath{H7676} of the land{H776} shall be meat{H402} for you; for thee, and for thy servant{H5650}, and for thy maid{H519}, and for thy hired servant{H7916}, and for thy stranger{H8453} that sojourneth{H1481}{(H8802)} with thee,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Neuerthelesse the Sabbath of the londe shalbe meate for you: euen for the and thy servaunte and for thy mayde and for thy hyred servaunte and for the straunger that dwelleth with the:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But the rest of the londe shalt thou kepe for this intent, that thou mayest eate therof, thy seruaunte, thy mayde, thy hyrelinge, thy gest, thy strauger with the,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the rest of the lande shall be meate for you, euen for thee, and for thy seruant, and for thy mayde, and for thy hired seruant, and for the stranger that soiourneth with thee:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the rest of the lande shalbe meate for you, euen for thee, for thy seruaunt, & for thy mayde, for thy hired seruaunt, and for the straunger that soiourneth with thee:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  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.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And the sabbath of the land hath been to you for food, to thee, and to thy man-servant, and to thy handmaid, and to thy hireling, and to thy settler, who are sojourning with thee;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the sabbath of the land shall be for food for you; for thee, and for thy servant and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant and for thy stranger, who sojourn with thee.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the sabbath of the land shall be for food for you; for thee, and for thy servant and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant and for thy stranger, who sojourn with thee.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Sabbath of the land will give food for you and your man-servant and your woman-servant and those working for payment, and for those of another country who are living among you;

• World English Bible (2000)

  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.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You may have the Sabbath produce of the land to eat– you, your male servant, your female servant, your hired worker, the resident foreigner who stays with you,

Referenced Verses

• Exod 23:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Exodus.23.11", "source": "וְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞ת תִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּה וּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּ וְאָֽכְלוּ֙ אֶבְיֹנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְיִתְרָ֕ם תֹּאכַ֖ל חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה כֵּֽן־תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה לְכַרְמְךָ֖ לְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃", "text": "And-the-*šĕbîʿît* *tišmĕṭennāh* and-*nĕṭaštāh* and-*ʾākĕlû* *ʾebyōnê* *ʿammekā* and-*yitrām* *tōʾkal* *ḥayyat* the-*śādeh* thus-*taʿăśeh* for-*karmĕkā* for-*zêtekā*", "grammar": { "*šĕbîʿît*": "adjective feminine singular - seventh", "*tišmĕṭennāh*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - let it rest/release it", "*nĕṭaštāh*": "qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix with waw consecutive - leave it/abandon it", "*ʾākĕlû*": "qal perfect 3rd person common plural with waw consecutive (functions as imperfect) - they will eat", "*ʾebyōnê*": "noun masculine plural construct - poor/needy ones of", "*ʿammekā*": "noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people", "*yitrām*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their remainder/what they leave", "*tōʾkal*": "qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - will eat/consume", "*ḥayyat*": "noun feminine singular construct - beast/animal of", "*śādeh*": "noun masculine singular - field/open country", "*taʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - do/make", "*karmĕkā*": "noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your vineyard", "*zêtekā*": "noun masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your olive tree" }, "variants": { "*tišmĕṭennāh*": "let it rest/release it/let it drop", "*nĕṭaštāh*": "leave it/abandon it/forsake it", "*ʾebyōnê*": "poor/needy/destitute ones of", "*yitrām*": "their remainder/what they leave/leftovers", "*ḥayyat*": "beast/animal/living creature of" } }
• Lev 25:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Leviticus.25.20", "source": "וְכִ֣י תֹאמְר֔וּ מַה־נֹּאכַ֤֖‪[c]‬ל בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֑ת הֵ֚ן לֹ֣א נִזְרָ֔ע וְלֹ֥א נֶאֱסֹ֖ף אֶת־תְּבוּאָתֵֽנוּ׃", "text": "And if *wə-kî* *tōʾmrû* [you-shall-say] what-*mah*-*nōʾkal* [shall-we-eat] in-*ba-šānāh* [the-year] *ha-šəbîʿît* [the-seventh] behold *hēn* not *lōʾ* *nizrāʿ* [we-shall-sow] and not *wə-lōʾ* *neʾĕsōp* [we-shall-gather] *ʾet*-*təbûʾātēnû* [our-produce]", "grammar": { "*wə-kî*": "conjunction + conditional particle - and if/when", "*tōʾmrû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you say/think", "*mah*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*nōʾkal*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - we shall eat", "*ba-šānāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the year", "*ha-šəbîʿît*": "definite article + adjective, feminine singular - the seventh", "*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold/see/lo", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*nizrāʿ*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - we shall sow/plant", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*neʾĕsōp*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person common plural - we shall gather/collect", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*təbûʾātēnû*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person common plural suffix - our produce/yield/harvest" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmar*": "say/speak/think/command", "*ʾākal*": "eat/consume/devour", "*šānāh*": "year/period of time", "*šəbîʿî*": "seventh/week", "*zāraʿ*": "sow/scatter seed/plant", "*ʾāsap*": "gather/collect/harvest/bring in", "*təbûʾāh*": "produce/yield/harvest/income" } }
• Acts 2:44 : 44 { "verseID": "Acts.2.44", "source": "Πάντες δὲ οἱ πιστεύοντες ἦσαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτό, καὶ εἶχον ἅπαντα κοινά·", "text": "*Pantes* *de* the *pisteuontes* *ēsan* *epi* *to* *auto*, and *eichon* *hapanta* *koina*;", "grammar": { "*Pantes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but/now [continuing narrative]", "*pisteuontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - believing ones", "*ēsan*": "imperfect, 3rd person plural of εἰμί - were [continuous action]", "*epi*": "preposition + accusative - upon/at/in", "*to* *auto*": "accusative, neuter, singular with article - the same [place/purpose]", "*eichon*": "imperfect, active, 3rd person plural of ἔχω - were having/holding [continuous action]", "*hapanta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all things", "*koina*": "accusative, neuter, plural - common/shared" }, "variants": { "*pisteuontes*": "believing ones/believers/those who believe", "*epi* *to* *auto*": "together/in the same place/with the same purpose/united", "*hapanta*": "all things/everything", "*koina*": "common/shared/communal/in common" } }
• Acts 4:32 : 32 { "verseID": "Acts.4.32", "source": "Τοῦ δὲ πλήθους τῶν πιστευσάντων ἦν ἡ καρδία καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ μία: καὶ οὐδὲ εἷς τι τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῷ ἔλεγεν ἴδιον εἶναι· ἀλλʼ ἦν αὐτοῖς ἅπαντα κοινά.", "text": "Of the *de* *plēthous* of the *pisteusantōn* was the *kardia* and the *psychē* one: and not one any of the *hyparchontōn* to him *elegen* *idion* to be; but were to them *hapanta* *koina*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*plēthous*": "genitive, neuter, singular - multitude", "*pisteusantōn*": "aorist active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - having believed", "*kardia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - heart", "*psychē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - soul", "*hyparchontōn*": "present active participle, genitive, neuter, plural - possessions/belongings", "*elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was saying", "*idion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - his own", "*hapanta*": "nominative, neuter, plural - all things", "*koina*": "nominative, neuter, plural - common" }, "variants": { "*plēthous*": "multitude/crowd/large number", "*pisteusantōn*": "having believed/having faith", "*kardia*": "heart/mind/inner self", "*psychē*": "soul/life/inner being", "*hyparchontōn*": "possessions/belongings/property", "*elegen*": "was saying/claiming", "*idion*": "one's own/private", "*koina*": "common/shared" } }
• Acts 4:34-35 : 34 { "verseID": "Acts.4.34", "source": "Οὐδὲ γὰρ ἐνδεής τις ὑπῆρχεν ἐν αὐτοῖς: ὅσοι γὰρ κτήτορες χωρίων ἢ οἰκιῶν ὑπῆρχον πωλοῦντες, ἔφερον τὰς τιμὰς τῶν πιπρασκομένων,", "text": "Not *gar* *endeēs* anyone *hypērchen* among them: as many as *gar* *ktētores* of *chōriōn* or *oikiōn* *hypērchon* *pōlountes*, *epheron* the *timas* of the *pipraskomenōn*,", "grammar": { "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for/because", "*endeēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - needy/in need", "*hypērchen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was", "*ktētores*": "nominative, masculine, plural - owners/possessors", "*chōriōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - lands/fields", "*oikiōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - houses", "*hypērchon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were", "*pōlountes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - selling", "*epheron*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were bringing", "*timas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - prices/values", "*pipraskomenōn*": "present passive participle, genitive, neuter, plural - being sold" }, "variants": { "*endeēs*": "needy/poor/in need", "*hypērchen*": "was/existed", "*ktētores*": "owners/possessors", "*chōriōn*": "lands/fields/properties", "*oikiōn*": "houses/homes", "*pōlountes*": "selling/disposing of", "*epheron*": "were bringing/carrying", "*timas*": "prices/proceeds/values", "*pipraskomenōn*": "being sold/things sold" } } 35 { "verseID": "Acts.4.35", "source": "Καὶ ἐτίθουν παρὰ τοὺς πόδας τῶν ἀποστόλων: διεδίδοτο δὲ ἑκάστῳ καθότι ἄν τις χρείαν εἶχεν.", "text": "And *etithoun* beside the *podas* of the *apostolōn*: *diedidoto* *de* to each *kathoti* *an* anyone *chreian* *eichen*.", "grammar": { "*etithoun*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were laying/placing", "*podas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - feet", "*apostolōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - apostles", "*diedidoto*": "imperfect passive indicative, 3rd singular - was being distributed", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*kathoti*": "conjunction - according as", "*an*": "particle - would/might [potential]", "*chreian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - need", "*eichen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was having" }, "variants": { "*etithoun*": "were laying/placing/putting", "*podas*": "feet [idiom for authority/disposal]", "*diedidoto*": "was being distributed/divided/given out", "*kathoti*": "according as/to the degree that", "*chreian*": "need/necessity/want", "*eichen*": "had/possessed" } }