Exodus 23:11

“but the seventh year you shall let it rest and leave it alone, so that the poor of your people may eat, and what they leave the animals of the field may eat. So you shall do with your vineyard and with your olive grove.”

Exodus 23:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 23:11, word by word

but the seventh yearשְּׁבִיעִתsheviit

seventh

Seventh.

Where else “sheviit” appears
you shall let it restתִּשְׁמְטֶtishmte

release

To free, cancel debts, give the land a break.

Where else “tishmte” appears
and leave it aloneנְטַשְׁתָּnetashta

abandon

To turn away from someone or something and leave it behind.

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so that the poorאֶבְיֹנֵיevyone

needy

Needy: one who depends on the help of others.

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of your peopleעַמֶּame

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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may eatאָכְלוּachlu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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and what they leaveיִתְרָyitra

rest

What remains after what has been said or done, like a king's other deeds.

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the animalsחַיַּתchayat

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

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of the fieldשָּׂדֶהsade

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

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you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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with your vineyardכַרְמְcharm

vineyard

Vineyard.

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and with your olive groveזֵיתֶzete

olive tree

A tree with silvery leaves that yields fruit and oil; very common in Israel.

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Translation note

It is the year of rest for the land; it is explained in Leviticus 25:1-7.

The context

10Six years you shall sow your land and gather in its produce,

11 · This verse (above)

12Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave and the resident alien may be refreshed.

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