24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy [1] to praise the Lord withal.

Other Translations of Leviticus 19:24

New International Version

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

English Standard Version

24 And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the Lord.

The Message

24 By the fourth year its fruit is holy, an offering of praise to God.

New King James Version

24 But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the Lord.

New Living Translation

24 In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to the Lord as a celebration of praise.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 19:24

Chapter Contents

laws.

There are some ceremonial precepts in this chapter, but most of these precepts are binding on us, for they are explanations of the ten commandments. It is required that Israel be a holy people, because the God of Israel is a holy God, verse 35. We must make conscience of obeying God's precepts. We are not to pick and choose our duty, but must aim at standing complete in all the will of God. And the nearer our lives and tempers are to the precepts of God's law, the happier shall we be, and the happier shall we make all around us, and the better shall we adorn the gospel.