Leviticus 25:21

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Modern

But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years.

Traditional

Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

Literal

And I will command My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it will bring forth enough produce for three years.

Latin

…dabo benedictionem meam vobis anno sexto, et faciet fructus trium annorum:

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Hebrew

English

But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years.

Notes

Leviticus 25:1–55

Just as seven days made a week ending in a Sabbath day, every seven years ended with a Sabbath year. After seven Sabbath years, or 49 years, came a special year called the Year of Jubilee. Like so many holy days, these times were meant for reflecting on Israel's shared identity and their relationship with God.

Every Israelite, both free and servant, had a place in God’s kingdom. So, those bound in servitude were set free during the Year of Jubilee (Leviticus 25:39–43). To reduce poverty and protect families, land sales were limited to fifty years. After that, the land returned to the original owner's family or clan.

The land belonged to God, and the Israelites were only "residents" (25:23). But it is unlikely that they actually used these laws. The best land ended up belonging to wealthy landowners (Isaiah 5:8–10; compare Amos 5:11).

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The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
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Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
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It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
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Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
Deuteronomy 28:3
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
Genesis 41:47
During the seven years of abundance, the land brought forth bountifully.
Exodus 16:29
Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”
Leviticus 25:4
But in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land—a Sabbath to the LORD. You are not to sow your field or prune your vineyard.
Leviticus 25:8–11
And you shall count off seven Sabbaths of years—seven times seven years—so that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to forty-nine years.

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