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Judgments About Work and Rest

10 (A)Now you shall sow your land for six years and gather in its produce, 11 but on the seventh year you shall let it [a]rest and lie fallow, so that the needy of your people may eat; and whatever they leave the beast of the field may eat. Thus you shall do with your vineyard and your olive grove.

12 (B)Six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you shall [b]rest so that your ox and your donkey may [c]rest, and the son of your maidservant, as well as your sojourner, may refresh themselves. 13 Now (C)concerning everything which I have said to you, beware; and (D)do not mention the name of other gods, nor let them be heard [d]from your mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 23:11 Lit drop
  2. Exodus 23:12 Related to sabbath, cf. Gen 2:2
  3. Exodus 23:12 Related to Noah, cf. Gen 2:15; 5:29
  4. Exodus 23:13 Lit on

Sabbaths and Festivals

10 “Sow your land for six years and gather its produce.(A) 11 But during the seventh year you are to let it rest and leave it uncultivated, so that the poor among your people may eat from it and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.

12 “Do your work(B) for six days but rest on the seventh day so that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female slave as well as the foreign resident may be refreshed.

13 “Pay strict attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 23:13 Lit mouth