Exodus 23:10

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And six years, shalt thou sow thy land, - and shalt gather the yield thereof;

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;

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.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You shall sow your land for six years and gather in its yield,

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ And six years, shalt thou sow thy land, - and shalt gather the yield thereof; ¹¹ but the seventh year, shalt thou let it rest and be still so shall the needy of thy people eat, and what they leave, shall the wild-beast of the field eat, - in like manner, shalt thou deal with thy vineyard with thine oliveyard. ¹² Six days, shalt thou do thy work, but on the seventh day, shalt thou keep sabbath, - that thine ox may rest and thine ass, and that the son of thy handmaid and the sojourner may be refreshed. ¹³ And, in all that I have said unto thee, shalt thou take heed to thyself, - and the name of other gods, shalt thou not mention, it shall not be heard upon thy mouth. ¹⁴ Three times, shalt thou keep festival to me, in the year. ¹⁵ The festival of unleavened cakes, shalt thou keep, - seven days, shalt thou eat unleavened cakes, as I commanded thee at the appointed time of the month Abib; for, therein, camest thou forth out of Egypt, - and they shall not see my face, empty-handed. ¹⁶ And the festival of harvest with the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou shalt sow in the field, And the festival of ingathering - at the outgoing of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field. ¹⁷ Three times in the year, shall all thy males see the face of the Lord, Yahweh. ¹⁸ Thou shalt not offer with anything leavened, the blood of my sacrifice, - neither shall the fat of my festival-sacrifice remain until morning. ¹⁹ The beginning of the firstfruits of thy ground, shalt thou bring into the house of Yahweh thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk of its dam.

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
And the life of Sarah came to be, a hundred and twenty-seven years, - the years of the life of Sarah.

Genesis 23:3
And Abraham rose up from over the face of his dead, - and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying;

Genesis 23:4
A sojourner and settler, am I with you, - Give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, That I may bury my dead, from before me.

Genesis 23:18
to Abraham as a purchase in the eyes of the sons of Heth, - with all who were entering the gate of his city.

Genesis 24:10
Then took the servant ten camels, from among the camels of his lord, and went his way, - all the goods of his master being in his hand, - so be mounted, and went his way unto Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.

Genesis 34:20
So Hamor entered with Shechem his son into the gate of their city, - and they spake unto the men of their city, saying:

Genesis 34:24
And they hearkened unto Hamor, and unto Shechem his son, even all that were going forth out of the gate of his city, - and every male was circumcised, all that were going forth out of the gate of his city.

Job 29:7
When I went out to the gate unto the city, in the open place, made ready my seat,

Isaiah 28:6
Even a spirit of justice - to him that presideth over justice, And strength to them who would turn back the battle at the gate.

Matthew 9:1
And, entering into a boat, he crossed over, and came into 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.”