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who brought you out from the land of Egypt, to be your God; I am the LORD."

"Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and you gather its harvest, then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.

'On exactly the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when you have gathered in the crops of the land, you shall celebrate the feast of the LORD for seven days, with a rest on the first day and a rest on the eighth day.

so that your generations may know that I had the sons of Israel live in booths when I brought them out from the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.'"

"Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'When you come into the land which I am going to give you, then the land shall have a Sabbath to the LORD.

but during the seventh year the land shall have a Sabbath rest, a Sabbath to the LORD; you shall not sow your field nor prune your vineyard.

'You shall not reap your harvest's aftergrowth, and you shall not gather your grapes of untrimmed vines; the land shall have a sabbatical year.

'All of you shall have the Sabbath produce of the land as food; for yourself, your male and female slaves, and your hired worker and your foreign resident, those who live as strangers among you.

'So you shall consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim a release throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, and each of you shall return to his own property, and each of you shall return to his family.

'You shall therefore follow My statutes and keep My judgments so as to carry them out, so that you may live securely on the land.

'Then the land will yield its produce, so that you can eat your fill and live securely on it.

'The land, moreover, shall not be sold permanently, because the land is Mine; for you are only strangers and residents with Me.

'So for every piece of your property, you are to provide for the redemption of the land.

'I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.

'For they are My servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt; they are not to be sold in a slave sale.

'For the sons of Israel are My servants; they are My servants whom I brought out from the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

then I shall give you rains in their season, so that the land will yield its produce and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.

'I shall also grant peace in the land, so that you may lie down, with no one to make you afraid. I shall also eliminate harmful animals from the land, and no sword will pass through your land.

'I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you would not be their slaves, and I broke your yoke and made you walk erect.

'Your strength will be consumed uselessly, for your land will not yield its produce and the trees of the land will not yield their fruit.