Exodus 23:11
but the seventh year, shalt thou let it rest and be still so shall the needy of thy people eat, and what they leave, shall the wild-beast of the field eat,—in like manner, shalt thou deal with thy vineyard with thine oliveyard.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
10And six years, shalt thou sow thy land,—and shalt gather the yield thereof;
Cross References
Leviticus 25:2Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them:—When ye enter into the land which, I, am giving you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto Yahweh.
Leviticus 25:11A jubilee, shall that fiftieth year be unto you,—ye shall not sow, neither shall ye reap the self-grown corn thereof, nor cut off the grapes of the unpruned vines thereof.
Leviticus 25:22and ye shall sow, the eighth year, and eat of old store,—until the ninth year until the coming in of the increase thereof, shall ye eat old store.
Deuteronomy 15:11For the needy will not cease out of the midst of the land—for this cause, am I commanding thee, saying, Thou shalt open, thy hand unto thy brother to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 23:11-20
Sacred Feasts. ( b. c. 1491.) 10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof: 11 But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. 12 Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.… Read the whole commentary →