Leviticus 25:2
Speak unto the Bnei Yisroel, and say unto them, When ye come into HaAretz which I give you, then shall HaAretz observe a Shabbos rest unto Hashem.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
1And Hashem spoke unto Moshe in Mt. Sinai, saying,
Cross References
Exodus 23:10And shesh shanim thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the crops thereof;
Leviticus 23:32It shall be unto you a Shabbos Shabbaton, and ye shall afflict your nefashot; in the ninth day of the month at erev, from erev unto erev, shall ye observe your Shabbos.
Leviticus 26:35As long as she lieth desolate she shall rest, because she did not rest in your Shabbatot, when ye dwelt upon her.
Deuteronomy 32:49Get thee up into this mountain range Avarim, unto Mt Nevo, which is in Eretz Moav, that is opposite Yericho; and view Eretz Kena'an, which I give unto the Bnei Yisroel for a possession;
2 Chronicles 36:21To fulfil the Devar Hashem by the mouth of Yirmeyahu, until HaAretz had made up for its Shabbatot, for as long as she lay desolate she was shomer Shabbos, to fulfil Shivim Shanah (seventy years). + 36:21 See Jer 25:11
Psalms 115:16The heavens, even Shomayim, is Hashemʼs, 1 but HaAretz He gave to the Bnei Adam. 1
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:2-8
The Sabbatical Year. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses in Mount Sinai, saying, 2 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 . 3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; 4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord : thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard. 5 That… Read the whole commentary →