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Leviticus 19:23

Leviticus 19:23 is verse 23 of Leviticus chapter 19, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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.

Hebrew as uncircumcised; twice in this verse

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King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“‘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.

literally, “uncircumcised”

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Leviticus 19:21–25 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

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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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

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,

Leviticus 12:3

And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.

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.

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?”

Exodus 6:30

But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”

Exodus 22:29

You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.

Exodus 22:30

You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.

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.

Jeremiah 9:25

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised:

Jeremiah 9:26

Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”

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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