Leviticus 25:11
What does Leviticus 25:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 25:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000A jubilee 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 the undressed vines.
KJV
King James Version · 1611A 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901A jubilee 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 the undressed vines.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Let this fiftieth year be the Jubilee: no seed may be planted, and that which comes to growth of itself may not be cut, and the grapes may not be taken from the uncared-for vines.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`A jubilee it <FI>is<Fi> , the fiftieth year, a year it is to you; ye sow not, nor reap its spontaneous growth, nor gather its separated things;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Because it is the jubilee and the fiftieth year. You shall not sow, nor reap the things that grow in the field of their own accord, neither shall you gather the firstfruits of the vines,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890a year of jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap its aftergrowth, nor gather [the fruit of] its undressed vines.
Context
v.10And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.
v.11This passage
v.12For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 25:4
but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto Jehovah: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
- Leviticus 27:17
If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy estimation it shall stand.
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