King James Version
Leviticus 25:7 in the King James Version says “And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.”
Leviticus 25:7 · KJV
That 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. of thy vine: Heb. of thy separation
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,
And for thy cattle, and for the beast that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.
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.
Then 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. of the jubile: Heb. loud of sound
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And for thy cattle”
H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
“and for the beast”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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