Bible Strands
Leviticus 25:2
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you, the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Moses on Mount Sinai, commanding him to speak to the Israelites at the moment they enter the land He is giving them.
The words — דַּבֵּ֞ר (da.Ber) literally means "speak," while תָבֹ֙אוּ֙ (ta.Vo.'u) translates as "you will go" or "you enter," anchoring the command to their physical arrival.
The thread — The land Sabbath pattern runs through Exodus 23:10, Leviticus 26:34, and 2 Chronicles 36:21.
Why it lands — The text states that the land itself must observe a Sabbath to the LORD, requiring the Israelites to halt agricultural work and acknowledge that land productivity belongs to God.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 36:21 So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah.
- Exodus 23:10 For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,
- Leviticus 26:34 Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days it lies desolate, while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths.
- Isaiah 8:8 It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
- Leviticus 14:34 “When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land,
- Leviticus 23:32 It will be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to keep your Sabbath.”
- Deuteronomy 32:8 When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.
- Deuteronomy 32:49 “Go up into the Abarim Range to Mount Nebo, in the land of Moab across from Jericho, and view the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites as their own possession.
- Deuteronomy 34:4 And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”
- Psalms 24:1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.