Exodus 23:10

New American Standard Bible (1995)

"You shall sow your land for six years and gather in its yield,

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
"For six years you shall sow your land, and shall gather in its increase,

King James Version
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:

Lexham English Bible
"‘And six years you will sow your land and gather its yield.

New Century Version
"For six years you are to plant and harvest crops on your land.

New English Translation
"For six years you are to sow your land and gather in its produce.

Amplified Bible
"You shall sow your land six years and harvest its yield,

New American Standard Bible
"Now you shall sow your land for six years and gather in its yield,

Geneva Bible (1587)
Moreouer, sixe yeres thou shalt sowe thy land, and gather the fruites thereof,

Legacy Standard Bible
"Now you shall sow your land for six years and gather in its produce,

Contemporary English Version
The Lord said: Plant and harvest your crops for six years,

Complete Jewish Bible
"For six years, you are to sow your land with seed and gather in its harvest.

Darby Translation
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in its produce;

Easy-to-Read Version
"Plant seeds, harvest your crops, and work the ground for six years.

English Standard Version
"For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield,

George Lamsa Translation
For six years you shall sow your land and shall gather in the crops thereof:

Good News Translation
"For six years plant your land and gather in what it produces.

Christian Standard Bible®
“Sow your land for six years and gather its produce.

Literal Translation
And you shall sow your land six years, and you shall gather its produce.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Sixe yeares shalt thou sowe thy londe, and gather in the frute therof:

American Standard Version
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the increase thereof:

Bible in Basic English
For six years put seed into your fields and get in the increase;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Sixe yeres thou shalt sowe thy lande, and gather in the fruites therof.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof;

King James Version (1611)
And sixe yeres thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruites thereof:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the fruits of it.

English Revised Version
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the increase thereof:

Berean Standard Bible
For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sixe yeer thou schalt sowe thi lond, and thou schalt gadre fruytis therof;

Young's Literal Translation
`And six years thou dost sow thy land, and hast gathered its increase;

Update Bible Version
And six years you shall sow your land, and shall gather in the increase thereof:

Webster's Bible Translation
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:

World English Bible
"For six years you shall sow your land, and shall gather in its increase,

New King James Version
"Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its produce,

New Living Translation
"Plant and harvest your crops for six years,

New Life Bible
"You will plant seeds in your land for six years, and gather the grain.

New Revised Standard
For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And six years, shalt thou sow thy land, - and shalt gather the yield thereof;

Douay-Rheims Bible
Six years thou shalt sow thy ground, and shalt gather the corn thereof.

Revised Standard Version
"For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield;

THE MESSAGE
"Sow your land for six years and gather in its crops, but in the seventh year leave it alone and give it a rest so that your poor may eat from it. What they leave, let the wildlife have. Do the same with your vineyards and olive groves.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ "You shall sow your land for six years and gather in its yield,¹¹ but on the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, so that the needy of your people may eat; and whatever they leave the beast of the field may eat. You are to do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove. ¹² "Six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall cease from labor so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave, as well as your stranger, may refresh themselves. ¹³ "Now concerning everything which I have said to you, be on your guard; and do not mention the name of other gods, nor let them be heard from your mouth. ¹⁴ "Three times a year you shall celebrate a feast to Me. ¹⁵ "You shall observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. And none shall appear before Me empty-handed. ¹⁶ "Also you shall observe the Feast of the Harvest of the first fruits of your labors from what you sow in the field; also the Feast of the Ingathering at the end of the year when you gather in the fruit of your labors from the field. ¹⁷ "Three times a year all your males shall appear before the Lord GOD. ¹⁸ "You shall not offer the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread; nor is the fat of My feast to remain overnight until morning. ¹⁹ "You shall bring the choice first fruits of your soil into the house of the LORD your God. "You are not to boil a young goat in the milk of its mother.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

six years: Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:4, Nehemiah 10:31

Reciprocal: Leviticus 2:12 - the oblation Leviticus 25:2 - a sabbath Deuteronomy 15:1 - General Jeremiah 34:8 - to proclaim Jeremiah 34:14 - At the

Cross-References

Genesis 23:1
Now Sarah lived one hundred and twenty-seven years; these were the years of the life of Sarah.

Genesis 23:3
Then Abraham rose from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying,

Genesis 23:4
"I am a stranger and a sojourner among you; give me a burial site among you that I may bury my dead out of my sight."

Genesis 23:18
to Abraham for a possession in the presence of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

Genesis 24:10
Then the servant took ten camels from the camels of his master, and set out with a variety of good things of his master's in his hand; and he arose and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.

Genesis 34:20
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

Genesis 34:24
All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and to his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

Job 29:7
"When I went out to the gate of the city, When I took my seat in the square,

Isaiah 28:6
A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, A strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate.

Matthew 9:1
Getting into a boat, Jesus crossed over the sea and came to His own city.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And six years thou shall sow thy land, The land of Canaan, given to their ancestors and to them, and which they were now going to inherit; and when they came into it they were to plant it with vines and olives; or rather, these being ready planted, they were to prune and dress them; and they were to till their land, and plough it, and sow it with various sorts of grain, for six years running, from the time of their possession of it:

and shall gather in the fruits thereof; corn and wine, and oil, into their own garners, treasuries, and cellars, as their own property, to dispose of as they pleased for their own use and profit.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This is the first mention of the Sabbatical year; the law for it is given at length in Leviticus 25:2. Both the Sabbatical year and the weekly Sabbath are here spoken of exclusively in their relation to the poor, as bearing testimony to the equality of the people in their covenant with Yahweh. In the first of these institutions, the proprietor of the soil gave up his rights for the year to the whole community of living creatures, not excepting the beasts: in the latter, the master gave up his claim for the day to the services of his servants and cattle.

Exodus 23:12

May be refreshed - Literally, “may take breath.”