Leviticus 19:23

²¹ The man, however, must bring a ram to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting as his guilt offering to the LORD.

²² The priest shall make atonement on his behalf before the LORD with the ram of the guilt offering for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven the sin he has committed.

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.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.
WEB: “‘When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden. For three years it shall be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.
ASV: And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the fruit thereof as their uncircumcision: three years shall they be as uncircumcised unto you; it shall not be eaten.
DARBY: And when ye come into the land and plant all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count its fruit as uncircumcised, three years shall it be uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of;
BLB: And when you⁺ come into the land, and you plant every [kind] of tree for food, then you⁺ shall regard their fruit uncircumcised. Three years it shall be uncircumcised to you⁺; it shall not be eaten.

ÅB: Når dere kommer inn i landet og planter alle slags frukttrær, da skal dere holde deres første frukt for uren; i tre år skal de være urene for dere, og dere skal ikke spise av dem.
OTB: Når dere kommer inn i landet og planter noen slags frukttre, skal dere betrakte frukten som forbudt. I tre år skal den være forbudt for dere; den må ikke spises.
B1930: Når I kommer inn i landet og planter alle slags frukttrær, da skal I holde deres første frukt for uren; i tre år skal de være urene for eder, og I skal ikke ete av dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Leviticus 22:27
“When an ox, a sheep, or a goat is born, it must remain with its mother for seven days. From the eighth day on, it will be acceptable as an offering made by fire to the LORD.
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Acts 7:51
You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.
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Jeremiah 9:25–26
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised:
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Jeremiah 6:10
To whom can I give this warning? Who will listen to me? Look, their ears are closed, so they cannot hear. See, the word of the LORD has become offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.
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Leviticus 14:34
“When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land,
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Exodus 6:12
But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”
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Exodus 22:29–30
You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
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Leviticus 12:3
And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
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