The Meaning of Leviticus 25:21 Explained

Leviticus 25:21

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

YLT: then I have commanded My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it hath made the increase for three years;

Darby: then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, that it may bring forth produce for three years;

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Leviticus 25:21 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 25:18-34 - Consideration For The Poor
It was good for the land to lie fallow for one year in seven; and it was a wise provision that it should not be sold in perpetuity. This enactment prevented the stamping out of the small land owners, and the accumulation of the land in the hands of a few wealthy families. Though a man might be compelled by stress of circumstances to sell his little farm to a wealthy creditor, when the fiftieth year came around it returned to his possession and there was no further claim on the part of the creditor against him and his estate.
With what joy must debtors and bondservants have heard the notes of the trumpet ring out. For us, the lesson is that our Lord has proclaimed "the acceptable year of the Lord." All that we lost in Adam is restored to us in the redemption; that is, in Christ Jesus. Nay, we have greatly gained! Where sin abounded, grace has super abounded. For innocence, we have purity; for a garden, a city; for the evening fellowship with God, the knowledge that we are sons and heirs. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 25

1  the Sabbath of the seventh year
8  The jubilee in the fiftieth year
14  Of oppression
18  A blessing of obedience
23  The redemption of land
29  Of houses
35  Compassion to the poor
39  The usage of bondmen
47  The redemption of servants

What do the individual words in Leviticus 25:21 mean?

and I will command - My blessing on you in the year sixth and it will bring forth enough produce for three years
וְצִוִּ֤יתִי אֶת־ בִּרְכָתִי֙ לָכֶ֔ם בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑ית וְעָשָׂת֙ הַתְּבוּאָ֔ה לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁ הַשָּׁנִֽים

וְצִוִּ֤יתִי  and  I  will  command 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: צָוָה  
Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
בִּרְכָתִי֙  My  blessing 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: בְּרָכָה  
Sense: blessing.
לָכֶ֔ם  on  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה  in  the  year 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑ית  sixth 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שִׁשִּׁי  
Sense: sixth.
וְעָשָׂת֙  and  it  will  bring  forth  enough 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
הַתְּבוּאָ֔ה  produce 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּבוּאָה  
Sense: produce, product, revenue.
לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁ  for  three 
Parse: Preposition-l, Number, feminine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁלֹשׁ 
Sense: three, triad.
הַשָּׁנִֽים  years 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.