That which groweth of its [a]own accord of thy harvest, thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes that thou hast left [b]unlabored: for it shall be a year of rest unto the land.

And the [c]rest of the land shall be meat for you, even for thee and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for the stranger that sojourneth with thee:

And for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 25:5 By reason of the corn that fell out of the ears the year past.
  2. Leviticus 25:5 Or, which thou hast separated from thyself, and consecrated to God for the poor.
  3. Leviticus 25:6 That which the land bringeth forth in her rest.

Do not reap what grows of itself(A) or harvest the grapes(B) of your untended vines.(C) The land is to have a year of rest. Whatever the land yields during the sabbath year(D) will be food for you—for yourself, your male and female servants, and the hired worker and temporary resident who live among you, as well as for your livestock and the wild animals(E) in your land. Whatever the land produces may be eaten.

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