Exodus 23:11
Old Testament • 18 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁנֶה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
יֶתֶר
yether
properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)
שָׁכַב
shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
עָנִי
ʻânîy
depressed, in mind or circumstances
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
אָכַל
ʼâkal
to eat (literally or figuratively)
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
מִשְׁפָּט
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
English grammatical function word ('oliveyard'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivale...
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('oliveyard'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are ...
Study GRAM →עָמַד ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Study H5975 →שָׁכַב shâkab
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
Study H7901 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the pla...
Study H4941 →Cross References
And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:
And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store.
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