Lévitique 25:1-6

1 L'Éternel parla aussi à Moïse sur la montagne de Sinaï, en disant:

2 Parle aux enfants d'Israël, et dis-leur: Quand vous serez entrés au pays que je vous donne, la terre se reposera; ce sera un sabbat à l'Éternel.

3 Pendant six ans tu sèmeras ton champ, et pendant six ans tu tailleras ta vigne, et tu en recueilleras le produit.

4 Mais la septième année sera un sabbat de repos pour la terre, un sabbat à l'Éternel; tu ne sèmeras point ton champ, et tu ne tailleras point ta vigne,

5 Tu ne moissonneras point ce qui de ta moisson repoussera de soi-même, et tu ne vendangeras point les raisins de ta vigne non taillée; ce sera une année de repos pour la terre.

6 Mais ce que la terre produira l'année du sabbat, vous servira de nourriture, à toi, à ton serviteur, à ta servante, à ton mercenaire et à l'étranger qui séjourne avec toi,

Lévitique 25:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 25

In this chapter the Israelites are directed, when come into the land of Canaan, to observe every seventh year as a sabbatical year, in which there was to be no tillage of the land, and yet there would be a sufficiency for man and beast, Le 25:1-7; and every fiftieth year as a year of jubilee, in which also there was to be no tillage of the land, and every man was to return to his possession or estate, which had been sold to another any time before this, Le 25:8-17; and a promise of safety and plenty in the seventh year is made to encourage the observance of it, Le 25:18-22; and several laws and rules are delivered out concerning the sale of lands, the redemption of them, and their return to their original owner in the year of jubilee, Le 25:23-28; and the sale of houses, and the redemption of them, and the difference between those in walled cities and those in villages, with respect thereunto, Le 25:29-31; and also concerning the houses of the cities of the Levites, and the fields of the suburbs of them, Le 25:32-34; to which are added some instructions about relieving decayed, persons, and lending and giving to them, without taking usury of them, Le 25:34-38; and other laws concerning the release of such Israelites as had sold themselves for servants to the Israelites, in the year of jubilee, since none but Heathens were to be bondmen and bondmaids for ever, Le 25:39-46; and of such who were sold to proselytes, Le 25:47-55.