The Meaning of Leviticus 25:11 Explained

Leviticus 25:11

KJV: A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.

YLT: A jubilee it is, the fiftieth year, a year it is to you; ye sow not, nor reap its spontaneous growth, nor gather its separated things;

Darby: a year of jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap its aftergrowth, nor gather the fruit of its undressed vines.

ASV: A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of the undressed vines.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

A jubile  shall that fiftieth  year  be unto you: ye shall not sow,  neither reap  that which groweth  of itself in it, nor gather  [the grapes] in it of thy vine undressed. 

What does Leviticus 25:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 25:1-17 - The Sabbatical Year And The Jubilee
As the weekly Sabbath was to give septennial rest for man and beast, so the sabbatical year, returning after six years of unbroken harvests was to be a rest for the land "unto the Lord." The year of jubilee, at the end of seven weeks of years, gave an opportunity of restoration for the poor and those who had been compelled to alienate their lands. The year of jubilee points onward to the "redemption of the purchased possession," Ephesians 1:14, when all the disabilities which have befallen us shall be made good, and we shall regain all that glorious inheritance which was ours in the divine purpose, but which we have alienated by our sin.
With what joy must thousands have heard the notes of that trumpet sounding out over the land! Yes, and the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. Then incorruption shall inherit the kingdom of God! See 1 Corinthians 15:52. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 25

1  the Sabbath of the seventh year
8  The jubilee in the fiftieth year
14  Of oppression
18  A blessing of obedience
23  The redemption of land
29  Of houses
35  Compassion to the poor
39  The usage of bondmen
47  The redemption of servants

What do the individual words in Leviticus 25:11 mean?

A Jubilee that year the fiftieth year shall be to you Neither you shall sow nor reap for what grows of its own accord in it gather - [the grapes] of your untended vine
יוֹבֵ֣ל הִ֗וא שְׁנַ֛ת הַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה תִּהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם לֹ֣א תִזְרָ֔עוּ וְלֹ֤א תִקְצְרוּ֙ אֶת־ סְפִיחֶ֔יהָ תִבְצְר֖וּ אֶת־ נְזִרֶֽיהָ

יוֹבֵ֣ל  A  Jubilee 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄובֵל  
Sense: ram, ram’s horn, trumpet, cornet.
הִ֗וא  that 
Parse: Pronoun, third person feminine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
שְׁנַ֛ת  year 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
הַחֲמִשִּׁ֥ים  the  fiftieth 
Parse: Article, Number, common plural
Root: חֲמִשִּׁים 
Sense: fifty.
שָׁנָ֖ה  year 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
תִּהְיֶ֣ה  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לָכֶ֑ם  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
לֹ֣א  Neither 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִזְרָ֔עוּ  you  shall  sow 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: זָרַע  
Sense: to sow, scatter seed.
וְלֹ֤א  nor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִקְצְרוּ֙  reap 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: קָצוּר 
Sense: to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved.
סְפִיחֶ֔יהָ  what  grows  of  its  own  accord  in  it 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: סָפִיחַ 
Sense: outpouring.
תִבְצְר֖וּ  gather 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: בָּצַר 
Sense: to gather, restrain, fence, fortify, make inaccessible, enclose.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
נְזִרֶֽיהָ  [the  grapes]  of  your  untended  vine 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person feminine singular
Root: נָזִיר  
Sense: consecrated or devoted one, Nazarite.

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