Leviticus 19:24 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:22 The priest shall also make atonement for him with the ram of the guilt offering before Yahweh for his sin which he has committed, and the sin which he has committed will be forgiven him.

Leviticus 19:23 ‘When you enter the land and plant all kinds of trees for food, then you shall designate their fruit as forbidden. Three years it shall be forbidden to you; it shall not be eaten.

Leviticus 19:24 But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to Yahweh.

Leviticus 19:25 Now in the fifth year you shall eat of its fruit, that its produce may increase for you; I am Yahweh your God.

Leviticus 19:26 ‘You shall not eat anything with the blood nor interpret omens or soothsaying.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fourth", "year", "fruit", "shall", "holy", "offering", "praise", and "yahweh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fourth" and "year", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "When you enter the land and plant..." into verse 25's "Now in the fifth year you shall...", so "fourth" and "year" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "fourth" and "year" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.