Leviticus 25:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שֵׁ֤שׁ שָׁנִים֙ תִּזְרַ֣ע שָׂדֶ֔ךָ וְשֵׁ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים תִּזְמֹ֣ר כַּרְמֶ֑ךָ וְאָסַפְתָּ֖ אֶת־תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

Six šānîm tizraʿ śādekā and-six šānîm tizmōr karmekā wə-ʾāsapetā [direct object marker]-təbûʾātāh

Grammar Details

• *šānîm*: common noun, feminine plural - years
• *tizraʿ*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall sow
• *śādekā*: common noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your field
• *tizmōr*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall prune
• *karmekā*: common noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your vineyard
• *wə-ʾāsapetā*: conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall gather
• *təbûʾātāh*: common noun + 3rd feminine singular possessive suffix - its produce

Word Meanings

• *tizraʿ*: you shall sow/you may sow/you are to sow
• *tizmōr*: you shall prune/you may prune/you are to prune
• *ʾāsapetā*: you shall gather/you shall harvest/you shall collect

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For six years, you may sow your field and prune your vineyard, and gather its produce;

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Sixe yeres thou shalt sowe thi felde, and sixe yere thou shalt cut thi vynes and gather in thi frutes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  so that thou sowe thy felde sixe yeares, and sixe yeares cut yi vynes, and gather in the frutes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Sixe yeeres thou shalt sowe thy field, and sixe yeeres thou shalt cut thy vineyarde, and gather the fruite thereof.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Sixe yeres thou shalt sowe thy fielde, and sixe yeres thou shalt cut thy vineyarde, and gather in the fruite therof.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Six years thou dost sow thy field, and six years thou dost prune thy vineyard, and hast gathered its increase,

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For six years put seed into your land, and for six years give care to your vines and get in the produce of them;

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Six years you may sow your field, and six years you may prune your vineyard and gather the produce,

Referenced Verses

• Exod 23:10 : 10 Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its produce,