Leviticus 25:8

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“And you shall count off seven Sabbaths of years—seven times seven years—so that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to forty-nine years.”

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BSBPD

“And you shall count off seven Sabbaths of years—seven times seven years—so that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to forty-nine years.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and there shall be unto thee the days of seven sabbaths of years, even forty and nine years.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`And thou hast numbered to thee seven sabbaths of years, seven years seven times, and the days of the seven sabbaths of years have been to thee nine and forty years,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 25:8 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 2:2And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.
  2. Leviticus 23:15From the day after the Sabbath, the day you brought the sheaf of the wave offering, you are to count off seven full weeks.
  3. Numbers 36:4And when the Jubilee for the Israelites comes, their inheritance will be added to the tribe into which they marry and taken away from the tribe of our fathers.”
  4. Psalms 89:16They rejoice in Your name all day long, and in Your righteousness they exult.

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