| 11. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 23:11:1 ⧉וְהַשְּׁבִיעִ֞תvehashsheveeitand the seventh Exodus 23:11:2 ⧉תִּשְׁמְטֶ֣נָּהtishmetennalet it rest Exodus 23:11:3 ⧉וּנְטַשְׁתָּ֗הּoonetashtahleave it fallow Exodus 23:11:4 ⧉וְאָֽכְלוּ֙veakhlumay eat Exodus 23:11:5 ⧉אֶבְיֹנֵ֣יevyoneipoor of Exodus 23:11:6 ⧉עַמֶּ֔ךָammekhayour people Exodus 23:11:7 ⧉וְיִתְרָ֕םveyitramand their remainder Exodus 23:11:8 ⧉תֹּאכַ֖לtohakhalmay eat Exodus 23:11:9 ⧉חַיַּ֣תkhaiyatbeast of Exodus 23:11:10 ⧉הַשָּׂדֶ֑הhasadethe field Exodus 23:11:11 ⧉כֵּֽן־תַּעֲשֶׂ֥הkentaasethus do Exodus 23:11:12 ⧉לְכַרְמְךָ֖lekharmekhafor your vineyard Exodus 23:11:13 ⧉לְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃lezeytekhafor your olive grove |
| 11. Formal Translation But in the seventh year you shall let the land rest and you shall abandon it so that the poor of your people may eat, and what remains the wild beast of the field may eat. You shall do the same for your vineyard and for your olive grove. |
| 11. Dynamic Translation But during the seventh year let the land lie fallow so that the poor among your people can eat from it. Whatever remains let the wild animals eat. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove. |