Leviticus 25:8

What does Leviticus 25:8 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 25:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And let seven Sabbaths of years be numbered to you, seven times seven years; even the days of seven Sabbaths of years, that is forty-nine years;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`And thou hast numbered to thee seven sabbaths of years, seven years seven times, and the days of the seven sabbaths of years have been to thee nine and forty years,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thou shalt also number to thee seven weeks of years: that is to say, seven times seven, which together make forty-nine years.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And thou shalt count seven sabbaths of years, seven times seven years; so that the days of the seven sabbaths of years be unto thee forty-nine years.

Context

v.7And for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be for food.

v.8This passage

v.9Then shalt thou send abroad the loud trumpet on the tenth day of the seventh month; in the day of atonement shall ye send abroad the trumpet throughout all your land.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 2:2

    And on the seventh day God finished his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

  • Leviticus 23:15

    And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave-offering; seven sabbaths shall there be complete:

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