And whenוְכִיyou comeתָבֹאוּintoאֶלthe landהָאָרֶץand plantוּנְטַעְתֶּםanyכָּלtreeעֵץfor food,מַאֲכָלyou shall regardוַעֲרַלְתֶּםits fruitאֶת פִּרְיוֹas uncircumcised;עָרְלָתוֹthreeשָׁלֹשׁyearsשָׁנִיםit shall beיִהְיֶהuncircumcisedעֲרֵלִיםto you;לָכֶםit shall notלֹאbe eaten.יֵאָכֵל
Leviticus 19:23
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With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 19:23, word by word
- you comeתָבֹאוּtavou
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “tavou” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- and plantנְטַעְתֶּםnetatem
plant
Plant; set firmly.
Where else “netatem” appears- treeעֵץets
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “ets” appears- for foodמַאֲכָלmaachal
food
Food.
Where else “maachal” appears- you shall regardעֲרַלְתֶּםaraltem
regard as uncircumcised
To treat fruit as not to be touched in the first years.
Where else “araltem” appears- its fruitפִּרְיpiry
fruit
What a tree or the land produces, which is eaten.
Where else “piry” appears- as uncircumcisedעָרְלָתarlat
closed
What is closed, not given to God.
Where else “arlat” appears- threeשָׁלֹשׁshalosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shalosh” appears- yearsשָׁנִיםshanim
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shanim” appears- it shall beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִיםarelim
uncircumcised
A man without the covenant sign; said with scorn.
Where else “arelim” appears- be eatenיֵאָכֵלyeachel
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yeachel” appears
Translation note
“Uncircumcised” is said here of the fruit of the first three years, which is not eaten (v. 23); that of the fourth year is “holy” to YHWH (v. 24).
The context
22And the priest shall make expiation for him with the ram of the guilt offering before YHWH for his sin that he has committed, and he shall be forgiven for his sin that he has committed.
23 · This verse (above)
24And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to YHWH.