Leviticus 25:2 ““Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land that…”

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

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you come into the land which I give you, then the land shall keep a Sabbath to the LORD.

American Standard 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 Jehovah.

Geneva Bible 1599

Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say vnto them, When ye shall come into the lande which I giue you, the lande shall keepe Sabbath vnto the Lord.

Darby Translation

Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, When ye come into the land that I will give you, the land shall celebrate a sabbath to Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When ye come in unto the land which I am giving to you, then hath the land kept a sabbath to Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English

Say to the children of Israel, When you come into the land which I will give you, let the land keep a Sabbath to the Lord.

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Cross references

“When ye”

Isaiah 8:8 Leviticus 14:34 Deuteronomy 32:8 Deuteronomy 32:49 Deuteronomy 34:4 Psalm 115:16

Isaiah 8:8 · BSB

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 · BSB

“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,

Deuteronomy 32:8 · BSB

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 · BSB

“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 · BSB

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.”

Psalm 115:16 · BSB

The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.

“keep”

Leviticus 23:32

Leviticus 23:32 · BSB

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.”

“a sabbath”

2 Chronicles 36:21 Exodus 23:10 Leviticus 26:34 Leviticus 26:35

2 Chronicles 36:21 · BSB

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 · BSB

For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,

Leviticus 26:34 · BSB

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.

Leviticus 26:35 · BSB

As long as it lies desolate, the land will have the rest it did not receive during the Sabbaths when you lived in it.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1Then the LORD said to Moses on Mount Sinai,

3For six years you may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its crops.

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