You shall sow your field six years, and you shall prune your vineyard six years, and gather in its fruits;
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You shall sow your field six years, and you shall prune your vineyard six years, and gather in its fruits;
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Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
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Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the produce thereof.
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Passages linked to Leviticus 25:3 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 23:10 “For six years you shall sow your land, and shall gather in its increase,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The Jews began the count of this year in…
The Jews began the count of this year in September: for then all the fruits were gathered.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 25:3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field,…
Lev 25:3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
Ver. 3. Six years.] Beginning at September, according to the Jews’ civil account.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Six years thou shalt sow thy field,.... Under which…
Six years thou shalt sow thy field,.... Under which is comprehended everything relating to agriculture, both before and after sowing, as dunging the land, ploughing and harrowing it, treading the corn, reaping and gathering it in; see Exo 23:10,
and six years thou shall prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; which is not to be restrained to vineyards only, but to be extended to oliveyards, orchards and gardens, and to the planting and cultivating of them, and gathering in the fruits of them.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Vineyard - Rather, fruit-garden. The Hebrew word is a…
Vineyard - Rather, fruit-garden. The Hebrew word is a general one for a plantation of fruit-trees.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. Vineyard — Garden-land or fruit-land. Kerem, literally a…
3. Vineyard — Garden-land or fruit-land. Kerem, literally a noble plantation, includes both oliveyards and vineyards. Deu_24:20-21, and Jdg_15:5, notes.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (3) Six years thou shalt sow.—See Exo_23:10.
(3) Six years thou shalt sow.—See Exo_23:10.
The fruit thereof.—That is, of the land which is mentioned in the preceding verse, and which includes fields, vineyards, olive-gardens, &c. (See Exo_23:11.)
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 prune your vineyard
prune your vineyard
To prune a vineyard is to cut the branches and vines to help the fruit grow better.
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a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land must be observed
Not farming the land is spoken of as letting the land rest. This can be stated in active form. AT: "you must observe a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land" or "you must obey the Sabbath law by not farming the land every seventh year" (See: Active or Passive and Metaphor)
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