1 A nd the Lord spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,

¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses in Mount Sinai, saying,

2 S peak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord.

Speak unto the sons of Israel and say unto them, When ye have come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the LORD.

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

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

4 b ut in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

but the seventh year the land shall have a sabbath of rest, a sabbath unto the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy field nor prune thy vineyard.

5 T hat which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine undressed: for it is a year of rest unto the land.

That which grows of its own accord in thy land that was harvested, thou shalt not reap; neither fence in the grapes of thy consecrated vine; for it is a year of rest unto the land.

6 A nd the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,

But the sabbath of the land shall be food for you, for thee and for thy slave and for thy maid and for thy hired servant and for thy stranger that sojourns with thee

7 a nd for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.

and for thy beast and for the animals that are in thy land shall all the fruit thereof be food.

8 A nd thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.

¶ And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty-nine years.

9 T hen shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.

Then shalt thou cause the shofar to sound an alarm on the tenth day of the seventh month; in the day of the reconciliations shall ye cause the shofar to sound throughout all your land.

10 A nd ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubile unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.

And ye shall sanctify the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof; it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every one unto his possession, and ye shall return each one unto his family.

11 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 shall that fiftieth year be unto you; ye shall not sow nor reap that which grows of itself in it nor fence in thy consecrated vine.

12 F or it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy unto you; ye shall eat the fruit of the land.

13 I n the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.

In this year of jubilee ye shall return each one unto his possession.

14 A nd if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another:

And if thou sell anything unto thy neighbour or buy anything of thy neighbour’s hand, ye shall not oppress one another.

15 a ccording to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:

According to the number of years after the jubilee thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee.

16 a ccording to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.

According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it; for according to the number of the years of the fruits does he sell unto thee.

17 Y e shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God.

Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou shalt fear thy God; for I am the LORD your God.

18 W herefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

Execute, therefore, my statutes and keep my rights and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety;

19 A nd the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

and the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat your fill and dwell therein in safety.

20 A nd if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:

And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow nor gather in our fruits,

21 t hen I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

22 A nd 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.

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.

23 T he land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

¶ The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.

24 A nd in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land.

Therefore, in all the land of your possession, ye shall grant a redemption for the land.

25 I f thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.

If thy brother becomes poor and has sold away some of his possession, his redeemer shall come, his closest kinsman, and shall redeem that which his brother sold.

26 A nd if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it;

And when the man has no redeemer and is able to stretch forth his hand and find enough for his redemption,

27 t hen let him count the years of the sale thereof, and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.

then he shall count the years from the sale thereof and pay that which remains unto the man to whom he sold it; that he may return unto his possession.

28 B ut if he be not able to restore it to him, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile: and in the jubile it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession.

But if he is not able to stretch forth his hand and find enough to return unto it, then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of the one that has bought it until the year of jubilee; and in the jubilee the land shall go out free, and he shall return unto his possession.

29 A nd if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.

And if a man sells a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.

30 A nd if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.

And if it is not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to the one that bought it for his descendants; it shall not go out in the jubilee.

31 B ut the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile.

But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country; they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.

32 N otwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.

Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites and the houses of the cities of their possession, the Levites may redeem at any time.

33 A nd if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel.

And if a man makes a purchase from the Levites, then the house that was sold and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubilee; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the sons of Israel.

34 B ut the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold; for it is their perpetual possession.

But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold, for it is their perpetual possession.

35 A nd if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

And if thy brother becomes poor and comes unto thee, then thou shalt receive him; as a stranger, or a sojourner, he shall live with thee.

36 T ake thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.

Take thou no usury of him, or increase; but thou shalt have the fear of thy God, and thy brother shall live with thee.

37 T hou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy food for increase.

38 I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God.

I AM your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.

39 A nd if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

¶ And when thy brother becomes poor, being with thee, and if he should sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a slave.

40 b ut as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:

As a hired servant and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee.

41 a nd then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.

Then he shall depart free from thy house, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he be restored.

42 F or they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

For they belong to me, I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt; they shall not be sold as slaves.

43 T hou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.

44 B oth thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

Both thy menslaves and thy maidslaves, which thou shalt have, shall be of the Gentiles that are round about you; of them shall ye buy slaves.

45 M oreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.

Ye may also buy of the children of the strangers that live among you and of those of their lineage that are born in your land, who are with you, and they shall be your possession.

46 A nd ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.

And ye shall possess them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit as a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever; but over your brethren, the sons of Israel, ye shall not rule over one another with rigor.

47 A nd if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:

And if a sojourner or stranger who is with thee becomes rich and thy brother who is with him becomes poor and sells himself unto the stranger or sojourner who is with thee or to the race of the lineage of the stranger,

48 a fter that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of his brethren may redeem him:

after he is sold he shall have redemption; one of his brethren shall redeem him;

49 e ither his uncle, or his uncle’s son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.

either his uncle or his uncle’s son shall redeem him; or any that is near of kin unto him of his lineage shall redeem him; or if he is able, he may redeem himself.

50 A nd he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile: and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.

And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubilee; and the price of his sale shall be according to the number of years, according to the time of a hired servant shall it be with him.

51 I f there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

If there are yet many years, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.

52 A nd if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.

And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubilee, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.

53 A nd as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him: and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him; and the other shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.

54 A nd if he be not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubile, both he, and his children with him.

And if he is not redeemed in these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he and his children with him.

55 F or unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

For the sons of Israel are mine; they are my slaves whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt. I AM your God.