Leviticus 19:24

Leviticus 19:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the Lord withal.
• New International Version (NIV)In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the Lord.

Context of Leviticus 19:24

22In the Lord’s presence the priest will use them to make peace with the Lord for this sin. The man will be forgiven for this sin. 23“When you come into the land and plant all kinds of fruit trees, you must not eat the fruit for ⌞the first⌟ three years. In the fourth year all the fruit will be a holy offering of praise to the Lord. 25In the fifth year you may eat the fruit. Do this to make the trees produce more for you. I am the Lord your God. 26“Never eat any meat with blood still in it. “Never cast evil spells, and never consult fortunetellers.

Leviticus 19:24 word by word

וּבַשָּׁנָה֙ הָרְבִיעִ֔ת יִהְיֶ֖ה כָּל־פִּרְי֑וֹ קֹ֥דֶשׁ הִלּוּלִ֖ים לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But in the fourthרְבִיעִיrebîy‛îy rebi‛îy · fourthH7243
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• all the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• thereof shall be holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• to praiseהִלּוּלhillûl · praiseH1974
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Leviticus 19:24

• Numbers 18:12“I am also giving you the first of the produce they give the Lord: the best of all the olive oil and the best of the new wine and fresh grain.
• Deuteronomy 12:17You may not eat ⌞the Lord’s offerings⌟ in your cities. Those offerings are: one-tenth of your grain, new wine, and olive oil; the firstborn of your cattle, sheep, or goats; the offerings you vow to bring; your freewill offerings; and your contributions.
• Deuteronomy 14:28At the end of every third year bring a tenth of that year’s crop, and store it in your cities.
• Deuteronomy 18:4Also, give them the first produce harvested: grain, new wine, olive oil, and the first wool you shear from your sheep.
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first and best part of all your income.

Commentaries on Leviticus 19:24

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-25For the first three years, they should only prune and cultivate a newly planted fruit tree. This helps the tree grow strong. In the fourth year, people considered all of the fruit the "fitrstfruits" and gave the fruit to God (see Exodus 23:16). People could only eat the fruit in the fifth year.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2523-25. ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised; three years ... it shall not be eaten of--"The wisdom of this law is very striking. Every gardener will teach us not to let fruit trees bear in their earliest years, but to pluck off the blossoms: and for this reason, that they will thus thrive the better, and bear more abundantly afterwards. The very expression, 'to regard them as uncircumcised,' suggests the propriety of pinching them off; I do…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 19:24

• Agriculture
• Horticulture
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• Corner
• Dead
• Deal
• Divers
• Firstfruits
• Gender
• Husband
• Mar
• Prostitute
• Reap

Commentaries on Leviticus 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings