Unit 25
lay it up against the season
3 occurrences in 3 verses
Jacob 5:20, 23, 27
Jacob 5:20
And it came to pass that they went forth
whither the master had hid the natural branches of the tree,
and he said unto the servant:
Behold these;
and he beheld the first that it had brought forth much fruit;
and he beheld also that it was good.
And he said unto the servant:
Take of the fruit thereof, and lay it up against the season,
that I may preserve it unto mine own self;
for behold, said he, this long time have I nourished it,
and it hath brought forth much fruit.
Jacob 5:23
And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant:
Look hither; behold I have planted another branch of the tree also;
and thou knowest that this spot of ground was poorer than the first.
But, behold the tree.
I have nourished it this long time,
and it hath brought forth much fruit;
therefore, gather it, and lay it up against the season,
that I may preserve it unto mine own self.
Jacob 5:27
But behold, the servant said unto him:
Let us prune it, and dig about it, and nourish it a little longer,
that perhaps it may bring forth good fruit unto thee,
that thou canst lay it up against the season.