Leviticus 25:3

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in the fruits of it;

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

Lexham English Bible
Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and you shall gather its yield.

New Century Version
You may plant seed in your field for six years, and you may trim your vineyards for six years and bring in their fruits.

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

Amplified Bible
'For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its crop.

New American Standard Bible
'For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its produce,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Sixe yeeres thou shalt sowe thy field, and sixe yeeres thou shalt cut thy vineyarde, and gather the fruite thereof.

Legacy Standard Bible
Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its produce,

Contemporary English Version
You may raise grain and grapes for six years,

Complete Jewish Bible
Six years you will sow your field; six years you will prune your grapevines and gather their produce.

Darby Translation
Six years shalt thou sow thy field, and six years shalt thou prune thy vineyard, and gather in the produce thereof,

Easy-to-Read Version
You will plant seed in your field for six years. You will trim your vineyards for six years and bring in its fruits.

English Standard Version
For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its fruits,

George Lamsa Translation
Six years you shall sow your fields and six years you shall prune your vineyards and six years you shall gather in your produce;

Good News Translation
You shall plant your fields, prune your vineyards, and gather your crops for six years.

Christian Standard Bible®
You may sow your field for six years, and you may prune your vineyard and gather its produce for six years.

Literal Translation
You shall sow your field six years, and you shall prune your vineyard six years, and shall gather its produce.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
so that thou sowe thy felde sixe yeares, and sixe yeares cut yi vynes, and gather in the frutes.

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

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Sixe yeres thou shalt sowe thy fielde, and sixe yeres thou shalt cut thy vineyarde, and gather in the fruite therof.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the produce thereof.

King James Version (1611)
Sixe yeeres thou shalt sow thy field, and sixe yeeres thou shalt prune thy Uineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shall prune thy vine, and gather in its fruit.

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

Berean Standard Bible
For six years you may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its crops.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
sixe yeeris thou schalt sowe thi feeld, and sixe yeeris thou schalt kitte thi vyner, and thou schalt gadere the fruytis ther of;

Young's Literal Translation
`Six years thou dost sow thy field, and six years thou dost prune thy vineyard, and hast gathered its increase,

Update Bible Version
Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in the fruits thereof;

Webster's Bible Translation
Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

World English Bible
Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in the fruits of it;

New King James Version
Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather its fruit;

New Living Translation
For six years you may plant your fields and prune your vineyards and harvest your crops,

New Life Bible
Six years you will plant seeds in your field. Six years you will take care of your vines and gather their fruit.

New Revised Standard
Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in their yield;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Six years, shalt thou sow thy field, and, six years, shalt thou prune thy vineyard, - and gather the increase thereof;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Six years thou shalt sow thy field and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and shalt gather the fruits thereof.

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

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its crop,

Contextual Overview

¹ God spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai: "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them, When you enter the land which I am going to give you, the land will observe a Sabbath to God . Sow your fields, prune your vineyards, and take in your harvests for six years. But the seventh year the land will take a Sabbath of complete and total rest, a Sabbath to God ; you will not sow your fields or prune your vineyards. Don't reap what grows of itself; don't harvest the grapes of your untended vines. The land gets a year of complete and total rest. But you can eat from what the land volunteers during the Sabbath year—you and your men and women servants, your hired hands, and the foreigners who live in the country, and, of course, also your livestock and the wild animals in the land can eat from it. Whatever the land volunteers of itself can be eaten.

Bible Verse Review
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Reciprocal: Genesis 2:3 - blessed Exodus 23:10 - six years Leviticus 23:14 - eat

Cross-References

1 Kings 10:1
The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon and his connection with the Name of God . She came to put his reputation to the test by asking tough questions. She made a grand and showy entrance into Jerusalem—camels loaded with spices, a huge amount of gold, and precious gems. She came to Solomon and talked about all the things that she cared about, emptying her heart to him. Solomon answered everything she put to him—nothing stumped him. When the queen of Sheba experienced for herself Solomon's wisdom and saw with her own eyes the palace he had built, the meals that were served, the impressive array of court officials and sharply dressed waiters, the lavish crystal, and the elaborate worship extravagant with Whole-Burnt-Offerings at the steps leading up to The Temple of God , it took her breath away.

Ezekiel 27:20
"‘Dedan traded with you for saddle blankets.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 Exodus 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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Vineyard - Rather, fruit-garden. The Hebrew word is a general one for a plantation of fruit-trees.