Exodus 23:11 Go deeper

← Exodus 23 · ← verse 10 · verse 12 →

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. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תve.ha.she.vi.'Itand the seventh [year]

Lemma: שְׁבִיעִי (she.vi.i) · Strong's: H7637

Parsing: Aofsa (Aofsa)

Meaning: seventh

Used 98 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 8:4, Exodus 12:15, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 13:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7637; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 1

תִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּהtish.me.Te.nahyou will let rest it

Lemma: שָׁמַט (sha.mat) · Strong's: H8058

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to release

Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 15:2, Deuteronomy 15:3, 2 Samuel 6:6, 2 Kings 9:33, 1 Chronicles 13:9, Psalms 141:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8058; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 2

וּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּu.ne.tash.Tahand you will leave fallow it

Lemma: נָטַשׁ (na.tash) · Strong's: H5203

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)

Meaning: to leave

Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 31:28, Numbers 11:31, Deuteronomy 32:15, Judges 6:13, Judges 15:9, 1 Samuel 4:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5203; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 3

וְאָֽכְלוּ֙ve.'a.khe.Luand they will eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 4

אֶבְיֹנֵ֣י'ev.yo.Nei[the] needy [people] of

Lemma: אֶבְיוֹן (ev.yon) · Strong's: H0034

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)

Meaning: needy

Used 61 times. Also: Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 15:4, Deuteronomy 15:7, Deuteronomy 15:9, Deuteronomy 15:11, Deuteronomy 24:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0034; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 5

עַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khapeople your

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 6

וְיִתְרָ֕םve.yit.Ramand excess their

Lemma: יֶ֫תֶר (ye.ter) · Strong's: H3499A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: remainder

Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Exodus 10:5, Leviticus 14:17, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 3:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3499A; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 7

תֹּאכַ֖לto.Khalit will eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 8

חַיַּ֣תchai.Yat[the] animal[s] of

Lemma: חַיָּה (chay.yah) · Strong's: H2416C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: living thing

Used 105 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2416C; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 9

הַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.Dehthe field

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 10

כֵּֽן\־ken-thus

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 11

תַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.Sehyou will do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 12

לְכַרְמְךָ֖le.khar.me.Khato vineyard your

Lemma: כֶּרֶם (ke.rem) · Strong's: H3754

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: vineyard

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 9:20, Exodus 22:5, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:4, Numbers 16:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3754; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 13

לְזֵיתֶֽךָ\׃le.zei.Te.khato olive grove your

Lemma: זַ֫יִת (za.yit) · Strong's: H2132H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: olive

Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:24, Leviticus 24:2, Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2132H; TAHOT Exodus 23:11 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

but in the seventh [year]	→	שְׁבִיעִי H7637 seventh
you must let it rest	→	שָׁמַט H8058 to release
and lie fallow	→	נָטַשׁ H5203 to leave
so that the poor	→	אֶבְיוֹן H0034 needy
among your people	→	עַם H5971A people
may eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
from the field	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country
and the wild animals	→	חַיָּה H2416C living thing
may consume	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
what they leave	→	יֶ֫תֶר H3499A remainder
Do	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
the same	→	כֵּן H3651C so
with your vineyard	→	כֶּרֶם H3754 vineyard
and olive grove	→	זַ֫יִת H2132H olive

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

All attributions

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

All attributions and changes