Leviticus 25:1-7

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The Sabbath Year

25 Moses was on Sinai's mountain. The Lord spoke to him there. ² The Lord said, ‘Speak to Israel's people. They will go into the land that I will give to them. Then the land must have a Sabbath rest to the Lord. ³ They can plant seeds in the fields for six years. They can cut the leaves of the plants and they can harvest the fruit for six years. ⁴ In the seventh year, the land must have a rest. They must not plant seeds in the fields or cut the leaves. ⁵ They must not harvest fruit or grain. The land must have a year for rest. ⁶ All of the people can eat anything that grows by itself in the Sabbath year. That will be food for you and for your servants and for your animals. And other people who live among you can eat it. ⁷ The wild animals also can eat anything that grows by itself in the Sabbath year.