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23:11

23:10	You may plant your land for six years and gather its crops. Veshesh shanim tizra et-artsecha ve'asafta et-tvu'atah.
23:11	But during the seventh year, you must leave it alone and withdraw from it. The needy among you will then be able to eat [from your fields] just as you do, and whatever is left over can be eaten by wild animals. This also applies to your vineyard and your olive grove. Vehashevi'it tishmetenah unetashtah ve'achlu evyoney amecha veyitram tochal chayat hasadeh ken-ta'aseh lecharmecha lezeytecha.

Commentary:

leave it alone
(Rashi; Rashbam; Radak, Sherashim). Or, 'let it be public' (Saadia; Ralbag). See Leviticus 25:1-7.

withdraw from it
Not eating any of its produce (Mekhilta; Rashi).

wild animals
Literally, 'animals of the field' (see note on Genesis 2:5).

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