Study it in the app“but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to YHWH; your field you shall not sow, and your vineyard you shall not prune.”
Every seventh year the land itself rests, a sabbath for YHWHCreationThe land also has its shabbat every seventh yearWork and Rest
but in the seventh yearוּבַשָּׁנָה הַשְּׁבִיעִתthere shall beיִהְיֶהa Sabbathשַׁבַּתof solemn restשַׁבָּתוֹןfor the land,לָאָרֶץa Sabbathשַׁבָּתto YHWH;לַיהוָהyour fieldשָׂדְךָyou shall notלֹאsow,תִזְרָעand your vineyardוְכַרְמְךָyou shall notלֹאprune.תִזְמֹר
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appearsseventh
Seventh.
Where else “sheviit” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yihye” appearsSabbath
The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.
Where else “shabat” appearssolemn rest
Solemn rest: a day when all work is laid aside.
Where else “shabaton” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appearsfarmland
Land that is farmed.
Where else “sad” appearssow
To put seed in the ground.
Where else “tizra” appearsvineyard
Vineyard.
Where else “charm” appearsprune
Prune: cut back the branches of the vine so that it bears more fruit.
Where else “tizmor” appears3Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather its produce;
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5What grows by itself from your harvest you shall not reap, and the grapes of your unpruned vine you shall not gather; it shall be a year of solemn rest for the land.
