2“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the LORD.
After the normal introductory formula, Leviticus 25:2 begins a sub-unit within Leviticus 25:1–55 that focuses on the Sabbatical year within Israel. This command had already been given in Exodus 23:10–11.
2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you, the land shall keep a Sabbath to the LORD.