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Leviticus 25:21

Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

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וְצִוִּ֤יתִיvetsivitiand appointצָוָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and appoint”, a completed action in a sequenceH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בִּרְכָתִי֙birkhatiblessingבְּרָכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “blessing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1293benediction; by implication prosperityblessing, liberal, pool, present.לָכֶ֔םlakhemtoלָכֶ֔םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toבַּשָּׁנָ֖הbashanahin yearשָׁנֶהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).הַשִּׁשִּׁ֑יתhashishitthe sixthשִׁשִּׁיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “the sixth”, the ordinary formH8345sixth, ord. or (feminine) fractionalsixth (part).וְעָשָׂת֙veasatand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and do”, a completed action in a sequenceH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַתְּבוּאָ֔הhatvuahthe fruitתְּבוּאָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the fruit”, the ordinary formH8393income, i.e. produce (literally or figuratively)fruit, gain, increase, revenue.לִשְׁלֹ֖שׁlishloshto thirdשָׁלוֹשׁpreposition, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “to third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).הַשָּׁנִֽיםhashanimthe yearשָׁנֶהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

then I will command My blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth produce for the three years.

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American Standard Version (1901)

then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for the three years.

Young’s Literal Translation

then I have commanded My blessing on you in the sixth year, and it hath made the increase for three years;

World English Bible

then I will command my blessing on you in the sixth year, and it shall bear fruit for the three years.

Darby Translation

then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, that it may bring forth produce for three years;

Douay-Rheims

I will give you my blessing the sixth year, and it shall yield the fruits of three years:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

then I will command My blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth produce for the three years.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then will I send my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and the land shall produce its fruits for three years.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀποστέλλω τὴν εὐλογίαν μου ὑμῖν ἐν τῷ ἔτει τῷ ἕκτῳ, καὶ ποιήσει τὰ γεννήματα αὐτῆς εἰς τὰ τρία ἔτη.