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Exodus 23:11

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23:11 But in the seventh year 1  you must let it lie fallow and leave it alone so that the poor of your people may eat, and what they leave any animal in the field 2  may eat; you must do likewise with your vineyard and your olive grove.

1 tn Heb “and the seventh year”; an adverbial accusative with a disjunctive vav (ו).

2 tn Heb “living thing/creature/beast of the field.” A general term for animals, usually wild animals, including predators (cf. v. 29; Gen 2:19-20; Lev 26:22; Deut 7:22; 1 Sam 17:46; Job 5:22-23; Ezek 29:5; 34:5).



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