The Meaning of Leviticus 25:5 Explained

Leviticus 25:5

KJV: That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.

YLT: the spontaneous growth of thy harvest thou dost not reap, and the grapes of thy separated thing thou dost not gather, a year of rest it is to the land.

Darby: That which springeth up from the scattered seed of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thine undressed vines thou shalt not gather: a year of rest shall it be for the land.

ASV: That which groweth of itself of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, and the grapes of thy undressed vine thou shalt not gather: it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

That which groweth of its own accord  of thy harvest  thou shalt not reap,  neither gather  the grapes  of thy vine undressed:  [for] it is a year  of rest  unto the land. 

What does Leviticus 25:5 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 25:5 mean?

- What grows of its own accord of your harvest not you shall reap and the grapes of your untended vine nor gather a year of rest [for] it is for the land
אֵ֣ת סְפִ֤יחַ קְצִֽירְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תִקְצ֔וֹר וְאֶת־ עִנְּבֵ֥י נְזִירֶ֖ךָ לֹ֣א תִבְצֹ֑ר שְׁנַ֥ת שַׁבָּת֖וֹן יִהְיֶ֥ה לָאָֽרֶץ

אֵ֣ת  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
סְפִ֤יחַ  What  grows  of  its  own  accord 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: סָפִיחַ 
Sense: outpouring.
קְצִֽירְךָ֙  of  your  harvest 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: קָצִיר 
Sense: harvest, harvesting.
תִקְצ֔וֹר  you  shall  reap 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: קָצוּר 
Sense: to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved.
עִנְּבֵ֥י  the  grapes 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֵנָב  
Sense: grape(s).
נְזִירֶ֖ךָ  of  your  untended  vine 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: נָזִיר  
Sense: consecrated or devoted one, Nazarite.
לֹ֣א  nor 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִבְצֹ֑ר  gather 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בָּצַר 
Sense: to gather, restrain, fence, fortify, make inaccessible, enclose.
שְׁנַ֥ת  a  year 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
שַׁבָּת֖וֹן  of  rest 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שַׁבָּתֹון  
Sense: Sabbath observance, sabbatism.
יִהְיֶ֥ה  [for]  it  is 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לָאָֽרֶץ  for  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.

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