Leviticus 19:24

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 The priest must take the ram for the guilt offering. He must sacrifice it to pay for the man's sin in my sight. Then his sin will be forgiven.

23 " 'When you enter the land, suppose you plant a fruit tree. Then do not eat its fruit for the first three years. The fruit is not "clean."

24 In the fourth year all of the fruit will be holy. Offer it as a way of showing praise to me.

25 But in the fifth year you can eat the fruit. Then you will gather more and more fruit. I am the LORD your God.

26 " 'Do not eat any meat that still has blood in it. " 'Do not practice any kind of evil magic at all.