Leviticus 25:6

Whatever the land yields during the Sabbath year shall be food for you—for yourself, your manservant and maidservant, the hired hand or foreigner who stays with you,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God instructs Moses and the Israelites on the regulations for the seventh year of agricultural rest.

The words — The phrase שַׁבַּת הָאָרֶץ (shabbat ha'aretz) literally means "the sabbath of the land," marking the mandated period when cultivation must cease.

The thread — The text directly connects this provision to Exodus 23:11 regarding field access for the poor, while Leviticus 25:20 and Acts 2:44 address the logistical questions and communal practices surrounding shared sustenance.

Why it lands — The passage states that the uncultivated yield belongs to the landowner, their servants, hired workers, and resident aliens as food, requiring the cessation of private harvest control to sustain the entire household.

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The Hebrew words

וְ֠הָיְתָהVe./hay.tahand/ it will belong שַׁבַּ֨תsha.Bat[the] sabbath of הָאָ֤רֶץha./'A.retzthe/ landלָכֶם֙la./Khemto <the>/ youלְאָכְלָ֔הle./'okh.Lahto/ foodלְךָ֖le./Khato/ youוּלְעַבְדְּךָ֣u./le./'av.de./Khaand/ to/ [male] slave/ your וְלַאֲמָתֶ֑ךָve./la./'a.ma.Te./khaand/ to/ female slave/ your וְלִשְׂכִֽירְךָ֙ve./li/s.khi.re./Khaand/ to/ hired laborer/ your וּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔u/l./to.Sha.ve./khaand/ to/ resident alien/ your הַגָּרִ֖יםha./ga.Rimwho/ are sojourning עִמָּֽךְ׃'i.Ma/khwith/ you

King James Version

And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,

Cross-references

Exodus 23:11 but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.
Leviticus 25:20 Now you may wonder, ‘What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow or gather our produce?’
Acts 2:44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.
Acts 4:32 The multitude of believers was one in heart and soul. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they owned.
Acts 4:34 There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales,