Leviticus 25:22

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Leviticus 25:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits, the old store; until the ninth year, until its fruits come in, ye shall eat the old store.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits, the old store; until the ninth year, until its fruits come in, ye shall eat the old store.
Leviticus 25:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Leviticus 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
22And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat of the fruits, the old store; until the ninth year, until its fruits come in, ye shall eat the old store.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And ye shall sow the eighth year, etc.] Sow the land in the eighth year, and likewise dress their vines, olives, etc. and eat [yet] of the old fruit; even in the eighth year, of the old fruit of the sixth year, as the Targum of Jonathan adds: until the ninth year; that is, as Jarchi explains it, until the feast of tabernacles of the ninth, which was the time that the increase of the eighth came into the house; for all summer it was in the field, and in Tisri or September was the time of gathering it into the house; and sometimes it was necessary to provide for four years on the sixth, which was before the sabbatical year, the seventh, for they ceased from tilling the ground two years…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Old fruit - Of the sixth year principally, if not solely. Leviticus 25:23”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“eighth: Kg2 19:29; Isa 37:30 old fruit: Jos 5:11, Jos 5:12 Leviticus 25:23”
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