Leviticus 19:24 (WEB)

Passage

But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to Yahweh.

Nearby Context

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

Leviticus 19:23 “‘When you come into the land, and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as forbidden. Three years they shall be forbidden to you. It shall not be eaten.

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

Leviticus 19:25 In the fifth year you shall eat its fruit, that it may yield its increase to you. I am Yahweh your God.

Leviticus 19:26 “‘You shall not eat any meat with the blood still in it. You shall not use enchantments, nor practice sorcery.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fourth", "year", "fruit", "shall", "holy", "giving", "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 come into the land and..." into verse 25's "In the fifth year you shall eat...", 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.