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We have already, rule #5, contradiction
presented the diagram approach to the Rashis
on verses Lv25-20:23 which state
And if you shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our produce;
Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year,
and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.
And you shall sow the eighth year, and eat still of old fruit until the ninth year; until its fruits come in you shall eat of the old store.
The diagram below shows us that:
The produce of the 6th year is used
- at the end of the 6th year
- all during the 7th year
- and at the beginning of the 8th year (until new produce is produced)
Hence, although the land sabbatical is only one year, the
produce of the 6th year is needed for three years.
TIME DIAGRAM FOR AGRICULTURAL CYCLES:
Year 5
| Eat produce of year 4
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| Sow for years 5,6
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Year 6
| Finish Gathering harvest of Year 5
| Eat produce of Year 5
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| Sow for years 6,7
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| Harvest for year 6 ----------------------- Year 6 Produce
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Year 7
|- Land Sabbatical - No sowing or harvest
|- Eat produce of year 6-------------------- Year 6 produce
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Year 8
|- No harvest of Year 7
|- Continue eating produce from Year 6------ Year 6 Produce
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| Sow for Years 8,9
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| Begin Harvest of Year 8
| Eat some produce of year 8
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Year 9
| Complete produce of Year 8
| Eat year 8 produce
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| Harvest for years 9,10
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