Leviticus 25 · Verse 7

Leviticus 25:7

And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.
Leviticus 25:7, King James Version

Leviticus 25:7 in other translations

BSBand for your livestock and the wild animals in your land. All its growth may serve as food.
WEBFor your livestock also, and for the animals that are in your land, shall all its increase be for food.
ASVAnd for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be for food.
YLTand to thy cattle, and to the beast which is in thy land, is all thine increase for food.
DARBYand for the beasts that are in thy land: all the produce thereof shall be for food.
BBEAnd for your cattle and the beasts on the land; all the natural increase of the land will be for food.
WebsterAnd for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase of it be food.

What does Leviticus 25:7 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 25:1-7

All labour was to cease in the seventh year, as much as daily labour on the seventh day. These statues tell us to beware of covetousness, for a man's life consists not in the abundance of his possessions. We are to exercise willing dependence on God's providence for our support; to consider ourselves the Lord's tenants or stewards, and to use our possessions accordingly. This year of rest typified the spiritual rest…

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Leviticus 25:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְלִ֨בְהֶמְתְּךָ֔ve.Liv.hem.te.khaand to livestock yourH929
וְלַֽחַיָּ֖הve.la.chai.Yahand to the animal[s]H2416
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בְּאַרְצֶ֑ךָbe.'ar.Tze.kha[is] in land yourH776
תִּהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehit will beH1961
כָל\־khol-allH3605
תְּבוּאָתָ֖הּte.vu.'a.Tahproduce itsH8393
לֶאֱכֹֽל\׃\ \סle.'e.Kholto eatH398

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Leviticus 25:6

    And 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,

  • Leviticus 25:7

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

  • Leviticus 25:8

    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 and nine years.

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Leviticus 25:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y á tu animal, y á la bestia que hubiere en tu tierra, será todo el fruto de ella para comer.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et à ton bétail et aux animaux qui seront dans ton pays: tout son rapport servira de nourriture.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und deinem Vieh und dem wilden Getier, das in deinem Lande ist, soll all sein Ertrag zur Speise dienen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
jumentis tuis et pecoribus, omnia quæ nascuntur præbebunt cibum.