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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to the Lord as a celebration of praise.

Context of Leviticus 19:24

22With the ram of the guilt offering the priest is to make atonement for him before the Lord for the sin he has committed, and his sin will be forgiven. 23“ ‘When you enter the land and plant any kind of fruit tree, regard its fruit as forbidden. For three years you are to consider it forbidden; it must not be eaten. In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord. 25But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way your harvest will be increased. I am the Lord your God. 26“ ‘Do not eat any meat with the blood still in it. “ ‘Do not practice divination or seek omens.

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 give you all the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain they give the Lord as the firstfruits of their harvest.
• Deuteronomy 12:17You must not eat in your own towns the tithe of your grain and new wine and olive oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or whatever you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts.
• Deuteronomy 14:28At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year’s produce and store it in your towns,
• Deuteronomy 18:4You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops;

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

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• Prostitute
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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