For six years you may plant your fields and prune your vineyards and harvest your crops,
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall sow your field six years, and you shall prune your vineyard six years, and gather in its fruits;
- KJV Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;
- BSB For six years you may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its crops.
- NKJV Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather its fruit;
- NASB For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its produce,
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Quick answer
For six years Israel could sow, prune, and harvest their fields and vineyards. Ordinary work was God's good provision.
Overview
God affirmed six years of normal agricultural labor before the required year of rest. This pattern mirrors the creation week, where six days of work precede a day of rest. It dignifies honest labor while preparing Israel to trust God in the coming Sabbath year.
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- Exod 23:10“For six years you shall sow your land, and shall gather in its increase,
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