“Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;”
For six years sow your fields, and for six years prune your vineyards and gather their crops. The six-year agricultural activity that precedes the sabbatical year mirrors the six days of work that precede the weekly Sabbath. Six years of full agricultural production — sowing, pruning, harvesting — establishes the context of the seventh-year rest. The productivity of the six years is not negated by the seventh-year rest but fulfilled by it: the Sabbath that follows the six years of faithful work is the covenant's celebration of the work that preceded it.
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