Leviticus 25:12
New International Version
For it is a jubilee and is to be holy for you; eat only what is taken directly from the fields.

New Living Translation
It will be a jubilee year for you, and you must keep it holy. But you may eat whatever the land produces on its own.

English Standard Version
For it is a jubilee. It shall be holy to you. You may eat the produce of the field.

Berean Standard Bible
For it is a Jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You may eat only the crops taken directly from the field.

King James Bible
For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

New King James Version
For it is the Jubilee; it shall be holy to you; you shall eat its produce from the field.

New American Standard Bible
For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You shall eat its produce from the field.

NASB 1995
‘For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You shall eat its crops out of the field.

NASB 1977
‘For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You shall eat its crops out of the field.

Legacy Standard Bible
For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You shall eat its produce out of the field.

Amplified Bible
For it is the Jubilee; it shall be holy to you; you shall eat its crops out of the field.

Christian Standard Bible
It is to be holy to you because it is the Jubilee; you may only eat its produce directly from the field.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is to be holy to you because it is the Jubilee; you may only eat its produce directly from the field.”

American Standard Version
For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

Contemporary English Version
In this time of sacred celebration you may eat only what grows on its own.

English Revised Version
For it is a jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The jubilee [ year] will be holy to you. You will eat what the field itself produces.

Good News Translation
The whole year shall be sacred for you; you shall eat only what the fields produce of themselves.

International Standard Version
because it's the jubilee—it's sacred for you. But you may eat its produce from the field.

Majority Standard Bible
For it is a Jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You may eat only the crops taken directly from the field.

NET Bible
Because that year is a jubilee, it will be holy to you--you may eat its produce from the field.

New Heart English Bible
For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You shall eat of its increase out of the field.

Webster's Bible Translation
For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy to you: ye shall eat the increase of it out of the field.

World English Bible
For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You shall eat of its increase out of the field.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for it [is] a Jubilee—it is holy to you; you eat its increase from the field;

Young's Literal Translation
for a jubilee it is, holy it is to you; out of the field ye eat its increase;

Smith's Literal Translation
For it a jubilee; holy shall it be to you: from the field ye shall eat its produce.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Because of the sanctification of the jubilee: but as they grow you shall presently eat them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
due to the sanctification of the Jubilee. But you shall eat them as they present themselves.

New American Bible
since this is the jubilee. It shall be sacred for you. You may only eat what the field yields of itself.

New Revised Standard Version
For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy to you: you shall eat only what the field itself produces.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy to you; you shall eat the produce out of the field.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because it is a restoration, and holiness shall be upon you, and eat the crops from the field.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy unto you; ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For it is a jubilee of release; it shall be holy to you, ye shall eat its fruits off the fields.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Year of Jubilee
11The fiftieth year will be a Jubilee for you; you are not to sow the land or reap its aftergrowth or harvest the untended vines. 12For it is a Jubilee; it shall be holy to you. You may eat only the crops taken directly from the field.

Cross References
Exodus 23:10-11
For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce, / but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.

Deuteronomy 15:1-2
At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts. / This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he has loaned to his neighbor. He is not to collect anything from his neighbor or brother, because the LORD’s time of release has been proclaimed.

Isaiah 61:1-2
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,

Luke 4:18-19
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Leviticus 27:17-24
If he consecrates his field during the Year of Jubilee, the price will stand according to your valuation. / But if he consecrates his field after the Jubilee, the priest is to calculate the price in proportion to the years left until the next Year of Jubilee, so that your valuation will be reduced. / And if the one who consecrated the field decides to redeem it, he must add a fifth to the assessed value, and it shall belong to him. ...

Nehemiah 10:31
When the people of the land bring merchandise or any kind of grain to sell on the Sabbath day, we will not buy from them on a Sabbath or holy day. Every seventh year we will let the fields lie fallow and will cancel every debt.

Matthew 11:28-30
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

Hebrews 4:9-10
There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God. / For whoever enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God did from His.

Leviticus 19:9-10
When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. / You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.

Romans 8:21
that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.

Ezekiel 46:17
But if he gives a gift from his inheritance to one of his servants, it will belong to that servant until the year of freedom; then it will revert to the prince. His inheritance belongs only to his sons; it shall be theirs.

2 Chronicles 36:21
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.

Acts 3:19-21
Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away, / that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus, the Christ, who has been appointed for you. / Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.

Isaiah 58:6
Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke?


Treasury of Scripture

For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy to you: you shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

Leviticus 25:6,7
And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee, …

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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














For it is a jubilee
The term "jubilee" comes from the Hebrew word "yovel," which refers to the ram's horn trumpet used to proclaim this special year. The Jubilee year, occurring every 50th year, was a time of liberation and restoration. It was a divine reset, where debts were forgiven, slaves were freed, and land was returned to its original owners. This concept underscores God's sovereignty over time and property, reminding the Israelites that the land ultimately belongs to Him. The Jubilee serves as a powerful symbol of God's grace and mercy, offering a glimpse of the ultimate redemption found in Christ.

it shall be holy to you
The word "holy" in Hebrew is "qodesh," meaning set apart or sacred. The Jubilee year was to be treated with reverence and respect, distinct from ordinary years. This holiness signifies a time dedicated to God, where His principles of justice and mercy are paramount. It calls believers to recognize the sacredness of God's commands and the importance of aligning their lives with His will. The holiness of the Jubilee year reflects the holiness God desires in His people, a life set apart for His purposes.

You may eat only what the field produces of itself
This phrase emphasizes reliance on God's provision. During the Jubilee, the Israelites were not to sow or reap in the usual manner but to trust in what the land naturally produced. This command highlights God's role as the ultimate provider and sustainer. It teaches a lesson in faith, encouraging believers to depend on God's provision rather than their own efforts. This reliance on divine provision is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, reminding us of the spiritual nourishment and sustenance found in a relationship with God.

(12) Ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.--Better, Ye shall eat its produce from the field. Because it is the jubile, which must be observed as a sacred institution, the spontaneous produce of this year is not to be stored, but as much of it must each time be taken direct from the field as is wanted for daily consumption.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

it [is]
הִ֔וא (hî)
Pronoun - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

a jubilee;
יוֹבֵ֣ל (yō·w·ḇêl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3104: A ram, ram's horn (a wind instrument)

it shall be
תִּהְיֶ֣ה (tih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

holy
קֹ֖דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

to you.
לָכֶ֑ם (lā·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

You may eat only
תֹּאכְל֖וּ (tō·ḵə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's 398: To eat

the crops taken
תְּבוּאָתָֽהּ׃ (tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8393: Product, revenue

directly from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the field.
הַ֨שָּׂדֶ֔ה (haś·śā·ḏeh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land


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