Leviticus 19:25

Leviticus 19:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am the Lord your God.
• New International Version (NIV)But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the Lord your God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the Lord your God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the Lord your God.

Context of Leviticus 19:25

23“When you come into the land and plant all kinds of fruit trees, you must not eat the fruit for ⌞the first⌟ three years. 24In the fourth year all the fruit will be a holy offering of praise to the Lord. In the fifth year you may eat the fruit. Do this to make the trees produce more for you. I am the Lord your God. 26“Never eat any meat with blood still in it. “Never cast evil spells, and never consult fortunetellers. 27“Never shave the hair on your foreheads, and never cut the edges of your beard.

Leviticus 19:25 word by word

וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַחֲמִישִׁ֗ת תֹּֽאכְלוּ֙ אֶת־פִּרְי֔וֹ לְהוֹסִ֥יף לָכֶ֖ם תְּבוּאָת֑וֹ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And in the fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• shall ye eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• of the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• thereof, that it may yieldיָסַףyâsaph · to addH3254
• unto you the increaseתְּבוּאָהtebû'âh · produceH8393
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Leviticus 19:25

• Leviticus 26:3“This is what I will do if you will live by my laws and carefully obey my commands:
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first and best part of all your income.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Throw your bread on the surface of the water, because you will find it again after many days.
• Haggai 1:4“Is it time for you to live in your paneled houses while this house lies in ruins?
• Haggai 2:18Carefully consider from now on, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day when the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. Carefully consider:
• Malachi 3:8“Can a person cheat God? Yet, you are cheating me! “But you ask, ‘How are we cheating you?’ “When ⌞you don’t bring⌟ a tenth of your income and other contributions.

Commentaries on Leviticus 19:25

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-25For the first three years, they should only prune and cultivate a newly planted fruit tree. This helps the tree grow strong. In the fourth year, people considered all of the fruit the "fitrstfruits" and gave the fruit to God (see Exodus 23:16). People could only eat the fruit in the fifth year.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2523-25. ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised; three years ... it shall not be eaten of--"The wisdom of this law is very striking. Every gardener will teach us not to let fruit trees bear in their earliest years, but to pluck off the blossoms: and for this reason, that they will thus thrive the better, and bear more abundantly afterwards. The very expression, 'to regard them as uncircumcised,' suggests the propriety of pinching them off; I do…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 19:25

• Agriculture
• Horticulture

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Corner
• Dead
• Deal
• Divers
• Firstfruits
• Gender
• Husband
• Mar

Commentaries on Leviticus 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings