And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.
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Gill's Exposition
And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it?.... Which he has a right to do, and it is hard for him to be deprived of it, Co1 9:7 or "hath not made it common" (k);…
Barnes' Notes
See the margin and references. The fruit of newly-planted trees was set apart from common uses for four years.
Israel was at this time to be considered rather as a camp than as a kingdom, entering upon an enemy's country, and not yet settled in a country of their own; and, besides the war they were now…
Cambridge Bible
not used the fruit thereof As in Deu 28:30 EVV. paraphrase the Heb. ḥalal, a ritual term for bringing into common use. In the 5th year after planting the vine, one might use the fruits which in the…