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In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But in the fifth year you may eat of its fruit, to increase its yield for you: I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And in the fifth year you may eat its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But in the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, so that its yield may increase for you; I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216In the fifth year you are to eat of its fruit, that its yield may increase for you; I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And in the fifth year you are to eat of its fruit, that its yield may increase for you; I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now in the fifth year you shall eat of its fruit, that its produce may increase for you; I am Yahweh your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the fifth year you may eat the fruit [of the trees], this is so that their yield may increase for you; I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way its yield will increase for you; I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way its yield will increase for you; I am Yahweh your God.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I am Jehovah your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />to me, the LORD God. Do this, and in the fifth year, those trees will produce an abundant harvest of fruit for you to eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In the fifth year you may eat the fruit. Do this to make the trees produce more for you. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you do all this, your trees will bear more fruit. I am the LORD your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But on the fifth year, you may eat its fruits to increase its produce for you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then in the fifth year you may eat its fruit to add its produce to your harvest. I am the LORD your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, that it may yield its increase to you. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And in the fifth year shall ye eat of its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, that it may yield its increase to you. I am Yahweh your God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the fifth year you eat its fruit—to add to you its increase; I [am] your God YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And in the fifth year ye do eat its fruit -- to add to you its increase; I am Jehovah your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in the fifth year ye shall eat its fruits, to add to you its produce. I Jehovah your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And in the fifth year you shall eat the fruits thereof, gathering the increase thereof. I am the Lord your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And in the fifth year you shall eat the produce, gathering the fruits which are brought forth. I am the Lord your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Not until the fifth year may you eat its fruit, to increase the yield for you. I, the LORD, am your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But in the fifth year you may eat of their fruit, that their yield may be increased for you: I am the LORD your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And in the fifth year you shall eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield to you the increase thereof; I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in the fifth year eat their fruit and they shall increase their crops for you; I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But in the fifth year may ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you more richly the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And in the fifth year ye shall eat the fruit, its produce is an increase to you. I am the Lord your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/19-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5169" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Keep My Decrees</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2549.htm" title="2549: ha·ḥă·mî·šiṯ (Art:: Number-ofs) -- Fifth. Or chamishshiy; ord. From chamesh; fifth; also a fifth.">But in the fifth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tō·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">you may eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: pir·yōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">its fruit;</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">thus your</a> <a href="/hebrew/8393.htm" title="8393: tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Product, revenue. From bow'; income, i.e. Produce.">harvest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: lə·hō·w·sîp̄ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">will be increased.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">am the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-19.htm">Deuteronomy 20:19-20</a></span><br />When you lay siege to a city for an extended time while fighting against it to capture it, you must not destroy its trees by putting an axe to them, because you can eat their fruit. You must not cut them down. Are the trees of the field human, that you should besiege them? / But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit. Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Exodus 23:10-11</a></span><br />For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce, / but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-3.htm">Leviticus 25:3-4</a></span><br />For six years you may sow your field and prune your vineyard and gather its crops. / But in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of complete rest for the land—a Sabbath to the LORD. You are not to sow your field or prune your vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-30.htm">Isaiah 37:30</a></span><br />And this will be a sign to you, O Hezekiah: This year you will eat what grows on its own, and in the second year what springs from the same. But in the third year you will sow and reap; you will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-5.htm">Jeremiah 31:5</a></span><br />Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant and enjoy the fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/36-30.htm">Ezekiel 36:30</a></span><br />I will also make the fruit of the trees and the crops of the field plentiful, so that you will no longer bear reproach among the nations on account of famine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14</a></span><br />I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-35.htm">Nehemiah 10:35-37</a></span><br />We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year. / And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God. / Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a></span><br />And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-12.htm">Numbers 18:12-13</a></span><br />I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits. / The firstfruits of everything in their land that they bring to the LORD will belong to you. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a></span><br />Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-8</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-16.htm">Romans 11:16-18</a></span><br />If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches. / Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a></span><br />But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And in the fifth year shall you eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield to you the increase thereof: I am the LORD your God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Leviticus 26:3,4</a></b></br> If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9,10</a></b></br> Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/11-1.htm">Ecclesiastes 11:1,2</a></b></br> Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/6-12.htm">Add</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-14.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-24.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-48.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/exodus/34-22.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/genesis/37-23.htm">Richly</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-24.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Way</a> <a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Yield</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/22-14.htm">Add</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-26.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-26.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-39.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-3.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-16.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-39.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/numbers/22-17.htm">Richly</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-4.htm">Way</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-7.htm">Yield</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/19-1.htm">A repetition of various laws</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/leviticus/19.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>But in the fifth year</b><br />The phrase "in the fifth year" is significant in the context of ancient Israelite agricultural practices. The Hebrew word for "fifth" is "chamishi," which indicates a period of waiting and preparation. This waiting period reflects a divine principle of patience and trust in God's timing. The Israelites were to refrain from consuming the fruit of newly planted trees for the first three years, and in the fourth year, the fruit was to be consecrated to the Lord. The fifth year marked a time of fulfillment and blessing, symbolizing the completion of a cycle and the beginning of a new phase of abundance.<p><b>you may eat its fruit</b><br />The permission to "eat its fruit" in the fifth year underscores the idea of divine provision and reward. The Hebrew word for "eat" is "akal," which not only refers to physical consumption but also implies enjoyment and satisfaction. This commandment highlights the importance of obedience and the resulting blessings that come from following God's instructions. It serves as a reminder that God is the ultimate provider, and when His people adhere to His commands, they experience the fullness of His provision.<p><b>In this way your harvest will be increased</b><br />The promise that "your harvest will be increased" is a testament to God's faithfulness and the principle of sowing and reaping. The Hebrew word for "increased" is "yasaph," which means to add or augment. This increase is not merely a natural consequence of agricultural practices but a divine multiplication of resources. It reflects the biblical principle that God blesses those who honor Him with their firstfruits and trust in His provision. This assurance of increased harvest serves as an encouragement to remain faithful and patient, knowing that God rewards those who diligently seek Him.<p><b>I am the LORD your God</b><br />The declaration "I am the LORD your God" is a powerful affirmation of God's sovereignty and covenant relationship with His people. The Hebrew name for God used here is "Yahweh," which signifies His eternal and unchanging nature. This statement serves as a reminder of God's authority and the reason behind the commandments given to the Israelites. It emphasizes that the instructions are not arbitrary but are rooted in the character and will of a loving and just God. This phrase calls believers to recognize God's lordship in every aspect of life and to trust in His wisdom and guidance.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25) <span class= "bld">And in the fifth year.</span>--It was only in the fifth year that the owner was permitted to eat the fruits without redeeming them.<p><span class= "bld">That it may yield unto you the increase</span> <span class= "bld">thereof</span>.--That is, refraining from using the fruits during the first three years, and consecrating to the Lord the fruit of the fourth year in the sacrificial repast, they will realise that hereafter the tree will yield them abundant fruit. So far, therefore, from being losers by waiting till the fifth year, they will actually be gainers.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/19-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But in the fifth</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֲמִישִׁ֗ת</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·mî·šiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2549.htm">Strong's 2549: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifth, a fifth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you may eat</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּֽאכְלוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḵə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its fruit;</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּרְי֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(pir·yōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thus your</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">harvest</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּבוּאָת֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·ḇū·’ā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8393.htm">Strong's 8393: </a> </span><span class="str2">Product, revenue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be increased.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהוֹסִ֥יף</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hō·w·sîp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/19-25.htm">Leviticus 19:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19-25.htm">Leviticus 19:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/19-25.htm">Leviticus 19:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19-25.htm">Leviticus 19:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19-25.htm">Leviticus 19:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/19-25.htm">Leviticus 19:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/19-25.htm">Leviticus 19:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/19-25.htm">Leviticus 19:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/19-25.htm">Leviticus 19:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/19-25.htm">Leviticus 19:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/19-25.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 19:25 In the fifth year you shall eat (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/19-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 19:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/19-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 19:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>