23 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.

Other Translations of Leviticus 19:23

New International Version

23 " 'When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden.Hebrew "uncircumcised" For three years you are to consider it forbiddenHebrew "uncircumcised" ; it must not be eaten.

English Standard Version

23 "When you come into the land and plant any kind of tree for food, then you shall regard its fruit as forbidden.Hebrew as its uncircumcision Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it must not be eaten.

The Message

23 "When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, don't eat the fruit for three years; consider it inedible.

New King James Version

23 'When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as uncircumcised. Three years it shall be as uncircumcised to you. It shall not be eaten.

New Living Translation

23 "When you enter the land and plant fruit trees, leave the fruit unharvested for the first three years and consider it forbidden. Do not eat it.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 19:23

Chapter Contents

laws.

There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God of Israel is a holy God, verse 35. We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall we adorn the gospel.