"And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:" — Exodus 23:10

Exodus 23:10 · KJV

“And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:”

— Exodus 23:10

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. {heart: Heb. soul}

Verse 11

But the seventh {year} thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, {and} with thy oliveyard. {oliveyard: or, olive trees}

Exodus 23 — Context

And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. {the wise: Heb. the seeing}

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. {heart: Heb. soul}

And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:

Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

Cross References

Leviticus 25:3-4

Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;