Bible Strands
Leviticus 25:8
And you shall count off seven Sabbaths of years—seven times seven years—so that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to forty-nine years.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses the Israelites through Moses to establish a precise chronological marker for the land’s rest cycle. This command occurs immediately before the Jubilee proclamation and follows instructions regarding livestock and wild animals.
The words — וְ/סָפַרְתָּ (sa.far.ta) = "and you will count" and שַׁבָּתוֹת (sha.be.tot) = "sabbaths" appear in the verse to frame the calculation of seven times seven years.
The thread — This counting pattern echoes the festival calendar in Leviticus 23:15 and reflects the seventh-day rest pattern established in Genesis 2:2.
Why it lands — The text commands a disciplined, sevenfold multiplication of years to reach forty-nine before the Jubilee. It requires the reader to track time systematically rather than rely on tradition or estimation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 23:15 From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks.
- Genesis 2:2 And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.