King James Version
What Does Leviticus 25:12 Mean?
“For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.”
Context
10
And 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.
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.
12
For it is the jubile; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.
13
In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession.
14
And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest ought of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one another:
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(12) **Ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.**—Better, *Ye shall eat its produce from the field. *Because it is the jubile, which must be observed as a sacred institution, the spontaneous produce of this year is not to be stored, but as much of it must each time be taken direct from the field as is wanted for daily consumption.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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