Leviticus 25:6

“And the Sabbath of the land shall be for you for food: for you and for your male slave and for your female slave and for your hired worker and for your temporary resident, those who reside with you,”

Leviticus 25:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 25:6, word by word

And the Sabbathשַׁבַּתshabat

Sabbath

The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.

Where else “shabat” appears
of the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arets” appears
shall beהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayta” appears
for foodאָכְלָהachla

food

What nourishes: the bread from heaven and the sustenance God gives to every creature.

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and for your male slaveעַבְדְּavd

slave

A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.

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and for your female slaveאֲמָתֶamate

female slave, maidservant

Female slave, maidservant.

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and for your hired workerשְׂכִירְsechir

hired worker

Hired worker: a laborer paid by the day or by the year.

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and for your temporary residentתוֹשָׁבְtoshav

sojourner, settler

Sojourner, settler: someone who lives in a place without being from there or owning land.

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those who resideגָּרִיםgarim

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

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The context

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.

6 · This verse (above)

7and for your beasts and for the animals that are in your land all its produce shall be for food.

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