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23 ‘When you enter the land and plant all kinds of trees for food, then you shall designate their fruit as [a]forbidden. Three years it shall be [b]forbidden to you; it shall not be eaten. 24 But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to Yahweh. 25 Now in the fifth year you shall eat of its fruit, that its produce may increase for you; I am Yahweh your God.

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  1. Leviticus 19:23 Lit uncircumcised
  2. Leviticus 19:23 Lit uncircumcised

23 “When you enter the land and plant fruit trees, leave the fruit unharvested for the first three years and consider it forbidden.[a] Do not eat it. 24 In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to the Lord as a celebration of praise. 25 Finally, in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you follow this pattern, your harvest will increase. I am the Lord your God.

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  1. 19:23 Hebrew consider it uncircumcised.