Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase;

New American Standard Bible

But if you say, “What are we going to eat on the seventh year if we do not sow or gather in our crops?”

King James Version

And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:

Holman Bible

If you wonder: ‘What will we eat in the seventh year if we don’t sow or gather our produce?’

International Standard Version

"Now if you ask, "What will we eat during the seventh year? After all, we may not plant or even gather our produce!'

A Conservative Version

And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase,

Amplified

And if you say, “What are we going to eat in the seventh year if we do not sow [seed] or gather in our crops?”

Bible in Basic English

And if you say, Where will our food come from in the seventh year, when we may not put in seed, or get in the increase

Darby Translation

And if ye say, What shall we eat in the seventh year? behold, we may not sow, nor gather in our produce;

Julia Smith Translation

And when ye shall say, What shall we eat in the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow and we shall not gather our produce.

King James 2000

And if you shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:

Lexham Expanded Bible

And if you should say, "What shall we eat in the seventh year, {if} we do not sow and we do not gather its yield?"

Modern King James verseion

And if you shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow nor gather in our increase!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"'If ye shall say: What shall we eat the seventh year inasmuch as we shall not sow nor gather in our increase?

NET Bible

If you say, 'What will we eat in the seventh year if we do not sow and gather our produce?'

New Heart English Bible

If you said, "What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase;"

The Emphasized Bible

And since ye may say, What shall we eat in the seventh year? Lo! we are not to sow, neither are we to gather our increase!

Webster

And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow nor gather in our increase:

World English Bible

If you said, "What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase;"

Youngs Literal Translation

'And when ye say, What do we eat in the seventh year, lo, we do not sow, nor gather our increase?

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And if ye shall say

Usage: 0

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

the seventh
שׁבעי שׁביעי 
Sh@biy`iy 
Usage: 98

שׁנה שׁנה 
Shaneh (in pl. only), 
year, not translated, yearly, yearly + , year , live , old ,
Usage: 811

behold, we shall not sow
זרע 
Zara` 
Usage: 56

אסף 
'acaph 
Usage: 199

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Release Of Landed Property

19 And the land shall yield its fruit, and ye shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety. 20 And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? Behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase; 21 then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years.



Cross References

Leviticus 25:4

but in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath unto Jehovah: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.

Luke 12:29

And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

Numbers 11:4

And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

Numbers 11:13

Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

2 Kings 6:15-17

And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, a host with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?

2 Kings 7:2

Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

2 Chronicles 25:9

And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.

Psalm 78:19-20

Yea, they spake against God; They said, Can God prepare a table in the wilderness?

Isaiah 1:2

Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.

Matthew 6:25-34

Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?

Matthew 8:26

And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

Philippians 4:6

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Hebrews 13:5-6

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

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