Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I will send you such a blessing in the sixth year that the land will yield enough for three years. New Living Translation Be assured that I will send my blessing for you in the sixth year, so the land will produce a crop large enough for three years. English Standard Version I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, so that it will produce a crop sufficient for three years. Berean Standard Bible But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years. King James Bible Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. New King James Version Then I will command My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it will bring forth produce enough for three years. New American Standard Bible then I will so order My blessing for you in the sixth year that it will bring forth the produce for three years. NASB 1995 then I will so order My blessing for you in the sixth year that it will bring forth the crop for three years. NASB 1977 then I will so order My blessing for you in the sixth year that it will bring forth the crop for three years. Legacy Standard Bible then I will command My blessing for you in the sixth year that it will bring forth the produce for three years. Amplified Bible then [this is My answer:] I will order My [special] blessing for you in the sixth year, so that it will produce [sufficient] crops for three years. Christian Standard Bible I will appoint my blessing for you in the sixth year, so that it will produce a crop sufficient for three years. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will appoint My blessing for you in the sixth year, so that it will produce a crop sufficient for three years. American Standard Version then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years. Contemporary English Version I will see to it that you harvest enough in the sixth year to last for three years. English Revised Version then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will give you my blessing in the sixth year so that the land will produce enough for three years. Good News Translation The LORD will bless the land in the sixth year so that it will produce enough food for two years. International Standard Version I'll command my blessing on you during the sixth year so that it will yield produce for three years! Majority Standard Bible But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years. NET Bible I will command my blessing for you in the sixth year so that it may yield the produce for three years, New Heart English Bible then I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years. Webster's Bible Translation Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. World English Bible then I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, and it shall bear fruit for the three years. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThen I have commanded My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it has made the increase for three years; Young's Literal Translation then I have commanded My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it hath made the increase for three years; Smith's Literal Translation And I commanded my blessing to you in the sixth year, and it made the produce for three years. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI will give you my blessing the sixth year, and it shall yield the fruits of three years: Catholic Public Domain Version I will give my blessing to you in the sixth year, and it shall yield the produce of three years. New American Bible I will command such a blessing for you in the sixth year that there will be crop enough for three years, New Revised Standard Version I will order my blessing for you in the sixth year, so that it will yield a crop for three years. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen I will send my blessings upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I shall send you my blessings in the sixth year and it will produce the crops of three years. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917then I will command My blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth produce for the three years. Brenton Septuagint Translation Then will I send my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and the land shall produce its fruits for three years. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Blessing of Obedience…20Now you may wonder, ‘What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow or gather our produce?’ 21But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years. 22While you are sowing in the eighth year, you will be eating from the previous harvest, until the ninth year’s harvest comes in.… Cross References Exodus 16:29 Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.” Deuteronomy 28:8 The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you. Matthew 6:31-33 Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ / For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. / But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. 2 Corinthians 9:10 Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness. Genesis 22:14 And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.” Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Psalm 37:25 I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread. Malachi 3:10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds! 2 Kings 4:42-44 Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. / But his servant asked, “How am I to set twenty loaves before a hundred men?” “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha, “for this is what the LORD says: ‘They will eat and have some left over.’” / So he set it before them, and they ate and had some left over, according to the word of the LORD. Matthew 14:19-21 And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. / They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. / About five thousand men were fed, besides women and children. John 6:11-13 Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. / And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.” / So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten. 2 Corinthians 8:15 As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.” Deuteronomy 11:14-15 then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil. / And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied. Proverbs 3:9-10 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. Treasury of Scripture Then I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years. Genesis 26:12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. Genesis 41:47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. Exodus 16:29 See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day. three years Leviticus 25:4,8-11 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… Jump to Previous Blessing Command Commanded Crop Enough Forth Fruit Increase Order Produce Sixth Three YieldJump to Next Blessing Command Commanded Crop Enough Forth Fruit Increase Order Produce Sixth Three YieldLeviticus 25 1. the Sabbath of the seventh year8. 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 But I will send My blessing upon you This phrase emphasizes God's direct intervention and provision for His people. In the context of Leviticus, God is speaking to the Israelites about the sabbatical year, a time when the land was to rest every seventh year. This divine promise reassures the Israelites that their obedience to God's command to let the land lie fallow will not lead to scarcity. The concept of blessing is central to the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where obedience results in divine favor. This promise reflects God's sovereignty and His ability to provide abundantly, echoing the blessings promised in Deuteronomy 28 for obedience. in the sixth year so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years Persons / Places / Events 1. The IsraelitesThe primary audience of the Levitical laws, including the instructions for the Sabbath year and Jubilee. 2. Moses The mediator through whom God delivered the laws to the Israelites. 3. The Promised Land The land of Canaan, where the Israelites were to observe these laws. 4. Sabbath Year Every seventh year, the land was to rest, and no sowing or reaping was to occur. 5. Jubilee Year Every fiftieth year, following seven cycles of Sabbath years, was a year of liberation and restoration. Teaching Points Trust in God's ProvisionThe promise of a three-year yield in the sixth year teaches us to trust in God's provision, even when circumstances seem uncertain. Obedience to God's Commands Observing the Sabbath year required obedience and faith. Similarly, we are called to obey God's commands, trusting in His wisdom and timing. Rest and Renewal The Sabbath year was a time for the land to rest and renew. We, too, need regular times of rest and spiritual renewal to remain fruitful. Generosity and Community Care The provisions of the Sabbath year ensured care for the community, including the poor. We are encouraged to be generous and mindful of others' needs. Faith Over Fear The Israelites had to overcome fear of scarcity by trusting in God's promise. We are called to live by faith, not fear, in all areas of life.(21) Then I will command my blessing. That is, He will send out His Divine command to the soil in the sixth year that it should be a blessing to them, and it shall be done. (See Deuteronomy 28:8; Psalm 42:8; Psalm 44:4; Psalm 68:29.) It shall bring forth fruit for three years.--Better, it shall bring forth produce. This special blessing will be manifested in the abundant crop of the harvest preceding the sabbatical year. Just as at the institution of the weekly Sabbath, when God enjoined abstention from labour, He sent down a double portion of manna every sixth day to make up for the day of rest (Exodus 16:22-27), so He will exercise a special providence every sixth year by blessing the soil with a treble crop to compensate for giving the land a septennial sabbath. As the sabbatical year began the civil year, viz., 1 Tishri, which was in the autumn or in September, the three years here spoken of are to be distributed as follows: (1) the remainder of the sixth year after the harvest; (2) the whole of the seventh year; and (3) the period of the eighth year till the harvest is gathered in from the seeds sown in the eighth year. It will thus be seen that the question anticipated in Leviticus 25:29, viz., "What shall we eat the seventh year?" properly applies to the eighth year, since the requirements for the seventh year are supplied by the regular harvest of the sixth year, and it is the eighth year for which the harvest of the seventh is wanted. To meet this difficulty, one of the most distinguished Jewish expositors of the Middle Ages translates Leviticus 25:20 : "And if ye shall say in the seventh year 'What shall we eat'" i.e., in the eighth year. It may, however, be that the question expresses the anxiety which the people might feel in eating their ordinary share in the seventh year, lest there should be nothing left for the eighth year, since in all other years the harvest is ripening for the next year whilst the fruits of the past year are being consumed. . . . Hebrew But I will sendוְצִוִּ֤יתִי (wə·ṣiw·wî·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order My blessing בִּרְכָתִי֙ (bir·ḵā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1293: Benediction, prosperity upon you לָכֶ֔ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew in the sixth הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑ית (haš·šiš·šîṯ) Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular Strong's 8345: Sixth, ord, fractional year, בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה (baš·šā·nāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8141: A year so that [the land] will yield וְעָשָׂת֙ (wə·‘ā·śāṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make a crop הַתְּבוּאָ֔ה (hat·tə·ḇū·’āh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8393: Product, revenue sufficient for three לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁ (liš·lōš) Preposition-l | Number - feminine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice years. הַשָּׁנִֽים׃ (haš·šā·nîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 8141: A year Links Leviticus 25:21 NIVLeviticus 25:21 NLT Leviticus 25:21 ESV Leviticus 25:21 NASB Leviticus 25:21 KJV Leviticus 25:21 BibleApps.com Leviticus 25:21 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 25:21 Chinese Bible Leviticus 25:21 French Bible Leviticus 25:21 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 25:21 Then I will command my blessing (Le Lv Lev.) |
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