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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, festival, good news)

Bible References:

• 1 Corinthians 09:9-11
• 2 Samuel 21:7-9
• Galatians 06:9-10
• Isaiah 17:11
• James 05:7-8
• Leviticus 19:09
• Matthew 09:38
• Ruth 01:22
• Galatians 06:9-10
• Matthew 06:25-26
• Matthew 13:30
• Matthew 13:36-39
• Matthew 25:24

Word Data:

• Strong’s: H2758, H4395, H4672 H7105, H7114, H7938, G270, G2325, G2326, G2327