25 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.
25 But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the Lord your God.
25 But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the Lord your God.
25 Beginning in the fifth year you can eat its fruit; you'll have richer harvests this way. I am God, your God.
25 And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the Lord your God.
25 Finally, in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you follow this pattern, your harvest will increase. I am the Lord your God.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 19:25
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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.