Leviticus 19:24

24 In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.

Leviticus 19:24 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.
English Standard Version (ESV)
24 And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.
New Living Translation (NLT)
24 In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to the LORD as a celebration of praise.
The Message Bible (MSG)
24 By the fourth year its fruit is holy, an offering of praise to God.
American Standard Version (ASV)
24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
24 In the fourth year all the fruit will be a holy offering of praise to the LORD.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
24 In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the Lord.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
24 In the fourth year all of the fruit will be holy. Offer it as a way of showing praise to me.

Leviticus 19:24 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 19:24

But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy,
&c.] Separated and devoted to the service of God, to be given to the priest, or to be bought again of him; wherefore the Targum of Jonathan adds, at the end of the verse, "redeemed from the priest", a redemption price being given to the priest; and, as Jarchi observes, as the tithe was not eaten without the walls of Jerusalem, but by redemption, even so likewise this: to praise the Lord [withal];
for his abundant goodness in blessing and making the trees fruitful, and bringing their fruit unto perfection; and by devoting the first fruits to God, his name was praised and glorified, as well as by eating them with joy and gladness before the Lord in Jerusalem.

Leviticus 19:24 In-Context

22 With 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.
24 In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.
25 But 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.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Exodus 22:29; Proverbs 3:9
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