But 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.
KJV
Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Mais la septième année sera un sabbat, un temps de repos pour la terre, un sabbat en l'honneur de l'Eternel: tu n'ensemenceras point ton champ, et tu ne tailleras point ta vigne.
KJV
But 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.
Philo Judaeus
De Specialibus Legibus (lib. i‑iv)
τει τ’ ἑβδόμῳ HP: ἔτει τῶ ἑβδόμῳ G, τῶ ἑβδόμῳ ἔτει M, Tdi έβδόμὼ Α; ἔτει γ’ ἑβδόμῳ V 13 Exod. 23,11. Lev. 25,4. μὴ προσοδευόμενος, ὑπὲρ τοῦ τὴν γῆν ἀνακτήσασθαι πονηθεῖσαν, καὶ βαρύνειν αὐτὴν καὶ πιέζειν διττοῖς ἄχθεσιν. ἀναγκαίως οὖν ἀπεφηνάμην τῶν τοιούτων κτημάτων ἀνίερον εἶνα…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
24:19 ). Moreover, whatever grew in the seventh year was common property, as stated in Ex. 23:11 and Lev. 25:4. Thirdly, the law recognized the transference of goods by the owner. There was a purely gratuitous transfer: thus it is written ( Dt. 14:28,29 ): "The third day thou sha…
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Catholica in Psalmos
räern Jobel genannte fünfzigste Jahr (vgl. Lev 25,8–12) viel größer als in den Siebener-Jahren (vgl. Lev 25,1–7) die Freilassung von Sklaven (vgl. Ex 21,2), die Schuldentilgung (vgl. Dtn 15,1–2) und das Einstellen von Ackerbau und jedweder Landwirtschaft (vgl. Ex 23,11; Lev 25,4–…
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