Focused Passage

Leviticus 19:23-25

Be Holy Because I Am Holy: Covenant Life Before God and Neighbor

The LORD commands the whole assembly of Israel to be holy because He is holy, then applies that holiness across reverence for parents, Sabbath keeping, rejection of idols, proper fellowship offerings, care for the poor and foreigner, honesty, justice, love of neighbor, sexual and agricultural boundaries, rejection of pagan practices, Sabbath and sanctuary reverence, honoring the elderly, love for the foreigner, and honest weights and measures.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

23When you enter the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you shall regard the fruit as forbidden. For three years it will be forbidden to you and must not be eaten.

24In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.

25But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.

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References and Original Words

Verse 23

Cross-references

Luke 13:7Classic cross-references Acts 7:51Classic cross-references Leviticus 22:27Classic cross-references Jeremiah 31:5Classic cross-references Jeremiah 9:25Classic cross-references

Original words

Whenוְכִי־H3588Conjunctionyou enterתָבֹ֣אוּH935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural. . .אֶל־H413Prepositionthe landהָאָ֗רֶץH776Article | Noun - feminine singularand plantוּנְטַעְתֶּם֙H5193Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralanyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructkind of treeעֵ֣ץH6086Noun - masculine singular constructfor foodמַאֲכָ֔לH3978Noun - masculine singularyou shall regardוַעֲרַלְתֶּ֥םH6188Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerthe fruitפִּרְי֑וֹH6529Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularas forbiddenעָרְלָת֖וֹH6190Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularFor threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁH7969Number - feminine singularyearsשָׁנִ֗יםH8141Noun - feminine pluralit will beיִהְיֶ֥הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularforbiddenעֲרֵלִ֖יםH6189Adjective - masculine pluralto youלָכֶ֛םPreposition | second person masculine pluraland must notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlebe eatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃H398Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

Hebrew as uncircumcised; twice in this verse

Verse 24

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 18:4Classic cross-references Proverbs 3:9Classic cross-references

Original words

In the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֔תH7243Article | Number - ordinal feminine singularyearוּבַשָּׁנָה֙H8141Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructits fruitפִּרְי֑וֹH6529Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularmust beיִהְיֶ֖הH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularconsecratedקֹ֥דֶשׁH6944Noun - masculine singularas a praise offeringהִלּוּלִ֖יםH1974Noun - masculine pluralto the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃H3068Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 25

Cross-references

Haggai 1:9Classic cross-references

Original words

But in the fifthהַחֲמִישִׁ֗תH2549Article | Number - ordinal feminine singularyearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הH8141Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularyou may eatתֹּֽאכְלוּ֙H398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerits fruitפִּרְי֔וֹH6529Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularthus yourלָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine pluralharvestתְּבוּאָת֑וֹH8393Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwill be increasedלְהוֹסִ֥יףH3254Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructIאֲנִ֖יH589Pronoun - first person common singularam the LORDיְהוָ֥הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularyour Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃H430Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

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