# harvest, reap

## Definition:

The term “harvest” refers to the gather the ripe fruits, vegetables, seeds, or grains from the plants on which they were growing. The term “reap” means to harvest crops.

* The harvest time normally happens at the end of a growing season.
* The Israelites held a “Festival of Harvest” or “Festival of Ingathering” to celebrate the reaping of the food crops. God commanded them to offer the first fruits of these crops as a sacrifice to him.
* In biblical times, reapers usually harvested crops by hand, either pulling up the plants or cutting them with a sharp cutting tool.

## Translation Suggestions:

* It is best to translate the concept with the word that is commonly used in the language to refer to the harvesting of crops.
* The event of harvesting could be translated as “time of gathering in” or “crop gathering time” or “fruit picking time.”
* The verb to “harvest” could be translated as to “gather in” or to “pick up” or to “collect.”

(See also: [firstfruits](../other/firstfruit.md), [festival](../other/festival.md), [good news](../kt/goodnews.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Corinthians 9:9-11](rc://en/tn/help/1co/09/09)
* [2 Samuel 21:7-9](rc://en/tn/help/2sa/21/07)
* [Galatians 6:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/gal/06/09)
* [Isaiah 17:11](rc://en/tn/help/isa/17/11)
* [James 5:7-8](rc://en/tn/help/jas/05/07)
* [Leviticus 19:9](rc://en/tn/help/lev/19/09)
* [Matthew 9:38](rc://en/tn/help/mat/09/38)
* [Ruth 1:22](rc://en/tn/help/rut/01/22)
* [Galatians 6:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/gal/06/09)
* [Matthew 6:25-26](rc://en/tn/help/mat/06/25)
* [Matthew 13:30](rc://en/tn/help/mat/13/30)
* [Matthew 13:36-39](rc://en/tn/help/mat/13/36)
* [Matthew 25:24](rc://en/tn/help/mat/25/24)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H2758, H4395, H4672 H7105, H7114, H7938, G02700, G23250, G23260, G23270
