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.
When you enter the land and plant fruit trees, consider the fruit from those trees as forbidden for the first three years. During those three years, treat the fruit as off-limits and don't eat any of it.
God is telling the Israelites that when they plant fruit trees in the Promised Land, they must wait three years before eating the fruit, treating it as forbidden during that time.
📚 Historical Context
This instruction was given to the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land after their wilderness wandering. The term 'uncircumcised' here refers to something that is unclean or forbidden, using familiar religious language to describe fruit that shouldn't be eaten. This agricultural law was part of God's comprehensive instructions for how His people should live in their new homeland.
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