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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In the fourth year the entire crop must be consecrated to the LORD as a celebration of praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD <i>withal</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth year all the fruit shall be holy, an offering of praise to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth year all its fruit is to be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />In the fourth year the fruit must be set apart, as an expression of thanks <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />In the fourth year all the fruit will be a holy offering of praise to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the fourth year all the fruit shall be dedicated as an offering to show your gratitude to me, the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />During the fourth year, all its fruit is to be offered as a holy token of praise to the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth year all its fruit will be holy, praise offerings to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy to praise the LORD with.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, for giving praise to Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and in the fourth year all its fruit is holy—praises for YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and in the fourth year all its fruit is holy -- praises for Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy praises for Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But in the fourth year, all their fruit shall be sanctified, to the praise of the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But in the fourth year, all their fruit shall be sanctified for the praise of the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth year, however, all of its fruit shall be dedicated to the LORD in joyous celebration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the fourth year all their fruit shall be set apart for rejoicing in the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And in the fourth year all their fruit shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And in the fourth year all of their fruit shall be holiness and glory for LORD JEHOVAH.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And in the fourth year all its fruit shall be holy, a subject of praise to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/19-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5163" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Keep My Decrees</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>When 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. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7243.htm" title="7243: hā·rə·ḇî·‘iṯ (Art:: Number-ofs) -- Fourth. Or rbiiy; from raba'; fourth; also a fourth.">In the fourth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: pir·yōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">its fruit</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">must be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qō·ḏeš (N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">consecrated</a> <a href="/hebrew/1974.htm" title="1974: hil·lū·lîm (N-mp) -- A rejoicing, praise. From halal; a celebration of thanksgiving for harvest.">as a praise offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/20-19.htm">Deuteronomy 20:19-20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Exodus 23:19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-12.htm">Numbers 18:12-13</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-35.htm">Nehemiah 10:35-37</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1-2</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/4-3.htm">Genesis 4:3-4</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29</a></span><br />You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-22.htm">Deuteronomy 14:22-23</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">2 Chronicles 31:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-16.htm">Matthew 7:16-20</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-8</a></span><br />“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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-16.htm">Romans 11:16</a></span><br />If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/3-17.htm">James 3:17</a></span><br />But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Matthew 3:8-10</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD with.</p><p class="hdg">all the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/18-12.htm">Numbers 18:12,13</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-17.htm">Deuteronomy 12:17,18</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">Deuteronomy 14:28,29</a></b></br> At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay <i>it</i> up within thy gates: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-8.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-22.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/18-10.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-15.htm">Praise-Offering</a> <a href="/exodus/15-11.htm">Praises</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-21.htm">Withal</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/19-25.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-30.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-17.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/amos/4-5.htm">Praise-Offering</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-50.htm">Praises</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-25.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-10.htm">Withal</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/19-1.htm">A repetition of various laws</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This waiting period allowed the tree to mature and produce quality fruit. Biblically, the number four often signifies completeness or universality, as seen in the four corners of the earth or the four living creatures in Revelation. This period of waiting can also symbolize the believer's growth and maturation in faith before bearing fruit for God's glory.<p><b>all its fruit must be consecrated</b><br>Consecration involves setting something apart for a sacred purpose. In this context, the fruit of the tree is dedicated entirely to God, signifying that the first and best of what we produce belongs to Him. This act of consecration is a form of worship and acknowledgment of God's provision. It parallels the concept of firstfruits found throughout Scripture, where the first yield of a harvest is offered to God as a sign of trust and gratitude.<p><b>as a praise offering</b><br>A praise offering is an expression of worship and thanksgiving to God. This offering of fruit in the fourth year is not merely a ritual but a heartfelt act of gratitude for God's blessings. It reflects the broader biblical theme of offering praise and thanksgiving to God, as seen in Psalms and other parts of Scripture. This offering can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate offering of praise and thanksgiving to God, fulfilling the law and bringing glory to the Father.<p><b>to the LORD</b><br>The phrase "to the LORD" emphasizes that the offering is directed to Yahweh, the covenant God of Israel. It underscores the personal relationship between God and His people, where offerings are not just religious duties but acts of devotion to a personal God. This reflects the broader biblical narrative of God's desire for a relationship with His people, culminating in the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ, who reconciles humanity to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The original audience of Leviticus, the Israelites were God's chosen people, receiving His laws and commandments through Moses.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The context of Leviticus is set as the Israelites prepare to enter the Promised Land, where they would cultivate the land and follow God's laws.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader who received the laws from God and communicated them to the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who gave the laws to guide His people in holiness and worship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/fruit_trees.htm">Fruit Trees</a></b><br>The subject of the command, representing the produce of the land that the Israelites were to dedicate to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_dedication.htm">Holiness and Dedication</a></b><br>The command to dedicate the fruit in the fourth year as holy underscores the importance of setting apart our best for God. This teaches us to prioritize God in our lives and recognize His sovereignty over all we possess.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_worship.htm">Gratitude and Worship</a></b><br>Offering the fruit as praise to the LORD is an act of gratitude. We are reminded to continually thank God for His provision and blessings, acknowledging Him as the source of all good things.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_fruitfulness.htm">Spiritual Fruitfulness</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were to dedicate the fruit of their labor to God, we are called to bear spiritual fruit in our lives, dedicating our actions and growth to His glory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_trust.htm">Obedience and Trust</a></b><br>Following God's commands, even when it involves sacrifice, demonstrates trust in His provision and faithfulness. We are encouraged to obey God's Word, trusting that His ways are for our ultimate good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_witness.htm">Community and Witness</a></b><br>The communal aspect of offering the fruit as a collective act of worship highlights the importance of community in our spiritual journey. Our dedication to God serves as a witness to others of His goodness and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_authority.htm">What does the Bible say about holiness and sanctification?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_mortification_mean.htm">What does mortification mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_leviticus_1_and_hosea_6_6_align.htm">How does the emphasis on burnt offerings in Leviticus 1 align with later scripture stressing mercy over sacrifice (Hosea 6:6)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/when_is_it_time_to_keep_or_discard.htm">What does the Bible say about hereditary spirits?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">But in the fourth year.</span>--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 <a href="/context/leviticus/19-9.htm" title="And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.">Leviticus 19:9-10</a> as well as from the law of first-fruits, tithes, and second tithes.<p><span class= "bld">Shall be holy to praise the Lord withal.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">shall be holy, a praise to the Lord, </span>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. <a href="/judges/9-27.htm" title="And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and stepped the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.">Judges 9:27</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/19-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In the fourth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרְבִיעִ֔ת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rə·ḇî·‘iṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7243.htm">Strong's 7243: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fourth, a fourth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַשָּׁנָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇaš·šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its fruit</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּרְי֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(pir·yōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">consecrated</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹ֥דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as a praise offering</span><br /><span class="heb">הִלּוּלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(hil·lū·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1974.htm">Strong's 1974: </a> </span><span class="str2">A celebration of thanksgiving for, harvest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/19-24.htm">Leviticus 19:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19-24.htm">Leviticus 19:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/19-24.htm">Leviticus 19:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19-24.htm">Leviticus 19:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19-24.htm">Leviticus 19:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/19-24.htm">Leviticus 19:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/19-24.htm">Leviticus 19:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/19-24.htm">Leviticus 19:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/19-24.htm">Leviticus 19:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/19-24.htm">Leviticus 19:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/19-24.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 19:24 But in the fourth year all its (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 19:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/19-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 19:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>