Bible Dictionaries
Husbandman
Holman Bible Dictionary
KJV term for one who tills the soil; a farmer. Husbandry refers to farming. Modern translations replace husbandman and husbandry with other terms. The substitutions of the RSV are typical; plowman (Isaiah 61:5 ); farmer (2 Chronicles 26:10; Jeremiah 14:4; Jeremiah 31:24; Jeremiah 51:23; Amos 5:16 ); tiller of the soil (Genesis 9:20; Joel 1:11 ). The KJV's “ye are God's husbandry” was rendered with “you are God's field.” See Farmer; Agriculture; Occupations.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Husbandman'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/h/husbandman.html. 1991.