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23 “‘And when you[a] have come into the land and you[b] plant any tree for[c] food, you[d] shall regard its fruit as unharvestable;[e] for three years it shall be forbidden for you; [f] it shall not be eaten. 24 But[g] in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, offerings of praise for Yahweh. 25 And in the fifth year you[h] shall eat its fruit to increase its yield for you; [i] I am Yahweh your[j] God.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:23 Plural
  2. Leviticus 19:23 Plural
  3. Leviticus 19:23 Hebrew “of”
  4. Leviticus 19:23 Plural
  5. Leviticus 19:23 Literally “and you shall regard its foreskin as uncircumcised its fruit”
  6. Leviticus 19:23 Plural
  7. Leviticus 19:24 Or “And”
  8. Leviticus 19:25 Plural
  9. Leviticus 19:25 Plural
  10. Leviticus 19:25 Plural

Restrictions on Initial Harvests

23 “When you have entered the land and planted all sorts of trees for food, regard its fruit as uncircumcised for the first three years for you. It is not to be eaten. 24 During the fourth year, all its fruit is to be offered as a holy token of praise to the Lord. 25 But on the fifth year, you may eat its fruits to increase its produce for you.”

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