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

23 When 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.

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

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

Original words

When וְכִי־ H3588 Conjunction you enter תָבֹ֣אוּ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural . . . אֶל־ H413 Preposition the land הָאָ֗רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular and plant וּנְטַעְתֶּם֙ H5193 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural any כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct kind of tree עֵ֣ץ H6086 Noun - masculine singular construct for food מַאֲכָ֔ל H3978 Noun - masculine singular you shall regard וַעֲרַלְתֶּ֥ם H6188 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the fruit פִּרְי֑וֹ H6529 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular as forbidden עָרְלָת֖וֹ H6190 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular For three שָׁלֹ֣שׁ H7969 Number - feminine singular years שָׁנִ֗ים H8141 Noun - feminine plural it will be יִהְיֶ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular forbidden עֲרֵלִ֖ים H6189 Adjective - masculine plural to you לָכֶ֛ם Preposition | second person masculine plural and must not לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle be eaten יֵאָכֵֽל׃ H398 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

Hebrew as uncircumcised; twice in this verse

Verse 24

Cross-references

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

Original words

In the fourth הָרְבִיעִ֔ת H7243 Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular year וּבַשָּׁנָה֙ H8141 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct its fruit פִּרְי֑וֹ H6529 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular must be יִהְיֶ֖ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular consecrated קֹ֥דֶשׁ H6944 Noun - masculine singular as a praise offering הִלּוּלִ֖ים H1974 Noun - masculine plural to the LORD לַיהוָֽה׃ H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 25

Cross-references

Haggai 1:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

But in the fifth הַחֲמִישִׁ֗ת H2549 Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular year וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה H8141 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular you may eat תֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker its fruit פִּרְי֔וֹ H6529 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular thus your לָכֶ֖ם Preposition | second person masculine plural harvest תְּבוּאָת֑וֹ H8393 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular will be increased לְהוֹסִ֥יף H3254 Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct I אֲנִ֖י H589 Pronoun - first person common singular am the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural

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