Leviticus 25:11

Overview - Leviticus 25
The sabbath of the seventh year.
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.
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Leviticus 25:11  (King James Version)
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.
 


A jubilee
Respecting the literal meaning of the word [ywbl,] {yobel,} or {yovel,} critics are not agreed. The most natural derivation of the word seems to be from [hwbyl,] {hovil,} the {Hiphil} form of [ybl,] {yaval,} to recall, restore, or bring back, because this year restored all slaves to their liberty, and brought back all alienated estates to their primitive owners
Accordingly the LXX. render it here [aphesis,] a "remission"; and Josephus says it signifies
[eleutherian,] liberty. 27:17

ye shall
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