The Meaning of Leviticus 25:6 Explained

Leviticus 25:6

KJV: And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,

YLT: 'And the sabbath of the land hath been to you for food, to thee, and to thy man-servant, and to thy handmaid, and to thy hireling, and to thy settler, who are sojourning with thee;

Darby: And the sabbath of the land shall be for food for you, for thee, and for thy bondman, and for thy handmaid, and for thy hired servant, and for him that dwelleth as a sojourner with thee, and for thy cattle,

ASV: And the sabbath of the land shall be for food for you; for thee, and for thy servant and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant and for thy stranger, who sojourn with thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the sabbath  of the land  shall be meat  for you; for thee, and for thy servant,  and for thy maid,  and for thy hired servant,  and for thy stranger  that sojourneth  with thee, 

What does Leviticus 25:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 25:1-17 - The Sabbatical Year And The Jubilee
As the weekly Sabbath was to give septennial rest for man and beast, so the sabbatical year, returning after six years of unbroken harvests was to be a rest for the land "unto the Lord." The year of jubilee, at the end of seven weeks of years, gave an opportunity of restoration for the poor and those who had been compelled to alienate their lands. The year of jubilee points onward to the "redemption of the purchased possession," Ephesians 1:14, when all the disabilities which have befallen us shall be made good, and we shall regain all that glorious inheritance which was ours in the divine purpose, but which we have alienated by our sin.
With what joy must thousands have heard the notes of that trumpet sounding out over the land! Yes, and the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. Then incorruption shall inherit the kingdom of God! See 1 Corinthians 15:52. [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 25:6 mean?

And shall be the sabbath [produce] of the land for you food for you and your male and maidservants and your hired man and the stranger who dwells with you
וְ֠הָיְתָה שַׁבַּ֨ת הָאָ֤רֶץ לָכֶם֙ לְאָכְלָ֔ה לְךָ֖ וּלְעַבְדְּךָ֣ וְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ וּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔ הַגָּרִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ

וְ֠הָיְתָה  And  shall  be 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
שַׁבַּ֨ת  the  sabbath  [produce] 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: שַׁבָּת  
Sense: Sabbath.
הָאָ֤רֶץ  of  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
לָכֶם֙  for  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
לְאָכְלָ֔ה  food 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אָכְלָה  
Sense: food.
לְךָ֖  for  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
וּלְעַבְדְּךָ֣  and  your  male 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
וְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ  and  maidservants 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָמָה  
Sense: maid-servant, female slave, maid, handmaid, concubine.
וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙  and  your  hired  man 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Adjective, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׂכִיר  
Sense: hired.
וּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔  and  the  stranger 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: תֹּושָׁב  
Sense: sojourner, stranger.
הַגָּרִ֖ים  who  dwells 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: גּוּר 
Sense: to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely.
עִמָּֽךְ  with  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person feminine singular
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.

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