Leviticus 19:24
New International Version
In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.

New Living Translation
In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to the LORD as a celebration of praise.

English Standard Version
And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.

King James Bible
But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.

New King James Version
But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.

NASB 1995
‘But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.

NASB 1977
‘But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
In the fourth year all the fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
In the fourth year all its fruit is to be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.

American Standard Version
But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah.

Contemporary English Version
In the fourth year the fruit must be set apart, as an expression of thanks

English Revised Version
But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In the fourth year all the fruit will be a holy offering of praise to the LORD.

Good News Translation
In the fourth year all the fruit shall be dedicated as an offering to show your gratitude to me, the LORD.

International Standard Version
During the fourth year, all its fruit is to be offered as a holy token of praise to the LORD.

Majority Standard Bible
In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.

NET Bible
In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, praise offerings to the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy to praise the LORD with.

World English Bible
But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to Yahweh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and in the fourth year all its fruit is holy—praises for YHWH.

Young's Literal Translation
and in the fourth year all its fruit is holy -- praises for Jehovah.

Smith's Literal Translation
And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy praises for Jehovah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But in the fourth year, all their fruit shall be sanctified, to the praise of the Lord.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But in the fourth year, all their fruit shall be sanctified for the praise of the Lord.

New American Bible
In the fourth year, however, all of its fruit shall be dedicated to the LORD in joyous celebration.

New Revised Standard Version
In the fourth year all their fruit shall be set apart for rejoicing in the LORD.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And in the fourth year all their fruit shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And in the fourth year all of their fruit shall be holiness and glory for LORD JEHOVAH.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a subject of praise to the Lord.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Keep My Decrees
23When you enter the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you shall regard the fruit as forbidden. For three years it will be forbidden to you and must not be eaten. 24In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD. 25But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:19-20
When you lay siege to a city for an extended time while fighting against it to capture it, you must not destroy its trees by putting an axe to them, because you can eat their fruit. You must not cut them down. Are the trees of the field human, that you should besiege them? / But you may destroy the trees that you know do not produce fruit. Use them to build siege works against the city that is waging war against you, until it falls.

Exodus 23:19
Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

Numbers 18:12-13
I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits. / The firstfruits of everything in their land that they bring to the LORD will belong to you. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat them.

Nehemiah 10:35-37
We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year. / And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God. / Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.

Proverbs 3:9-10
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Deuteronomy 26:1-2
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it, / you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,

Genesis 4:3-4
So in the course of time, Cain brought some of the fruit of the soil as an offering to the LORD, / while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

Exodus 22:29
You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.

Deuteronomy 14:22-23
You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields. / And you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.

2 Chronicles 31:5
As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.

Matthew 7:16-20
By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. ...

John 15:1-8
“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...

Romans 11:16
If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

James 3:17
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.

Matthew 3:8-10
Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. / And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. / The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.


Treasury of Scripture

But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD with.

all the

Numbers 18:12,13
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee…

Deuteronomy 12:17,18
Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand: …

Deuteronomy 14:28,29
At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: …

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Leviticus 19
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In the fourth year
This phrase indicates a specific time frame in the agricultural cycle of ancient Israel. The fourth year is significant because it follows a period of waiting and preparation. In the Hebrew context, the number four often symbolizes completeness and universality. This waiting period reflects a principle of patience and trust in God's timing, teaching the Israelites to rely on divine provision and to respect the natural order established by God.

all its fruit
The term "all" emphasizes totality and completeness. In the Hebrew tradition, the fruit of the land is seen as a gift from God, and thus, it is not merely a product of human labor. The fruit represents the bounty and blessing of the land, which God has given to His people. This concept underscores the idea that everything belongs to God, and humans are stewards of His creation.

must be consecrated
The word "consecrated" comes from the Hebrew root "qadash," meaning to set apart or make holy. This act of consecration signifies dedicating something for a sacred purpose. In this context, it involves acknowledging God's sovereignty and holiness by setting apart the first fruits of the harvest. This practice serves as a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and His people, where the Israelites are called to live in holiness and obedience.

as a praise offering
The phrase "praise offering" is derived from the Hebrew "terumah," which refers to a contribution or offering lifted up to God. This offering is an expression of gratitude and worship, recognizing God's provision and faithfulness. It is a tangible act of worship that reflects the heart's posture of thankfulness and reverence towards the Creator.

to the LORD
The term "LORD" in the Hebrew text is "YHWH," the sacred and personal name of God. This name signifies God's eternal and unchanging nature, His covenant faithfulness, and His intimate relationship with His people. Offering the fruit to the LORD is an acknowledgment of His ultimate authority and a declaration of trust in His promises. It is a reminder that all blessings come from Him and that He is worthy of all honor and praise.

(24) But in the fourth year.--Like the second tithes the fruits of the fourth year were taken up to Jerusalem, and there eaten by the owner, in company with the poor and needy whom he invited to the repast. The owner, however, was also allowed to redeem them. In this case he had to add the fifth part of their value, take up the money to the holy city, and there spend it in a repast to which he invited the poor. The grapes of the vineyards within a distance of a day's journey of Jerusalem had, however, to be taken up to decorate the streets of the holy city. Vineyards of the fourth year were exempt from the law laid down in Leviticus 19:9-10 as well as from the law of first-fruits, tithes, and second tithes.

Shall be holy to praise the Lord withal.--Better, shall be holy, a praise to the Lord, that is, either the fruits themselves, or their equivalent in money, shall be spent in the holy city, thus offering them at this sacrificial repast in praise to the Lord. (Comp. Judges 9:27.)



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
In the fourth
הָרְבִיעִ֔ת (hā·rə·ḇî·‘iṯ)
Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular
Strong's 7243: Fourth, a fourth

year
וּבַשָּׁנָה֙ (ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

its fruit
פִּרְי֑וֹ (pir·yōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 6529: Fruit

must be
יִהְיֶ֖ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

consecrated
קֹ֥דֶשׁ (qō·ḏeš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6944: A sacred place, thing, sanctity

as a praise offering
הִלּוּלִ֖ים (hil·lū·lîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1974: A celebration of thanksgiving for, harvest

to the LORD.
לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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