KJV ORIGINAL
But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD withal.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But in the fourth year, all the fruit from the tree shall be set apart as holy to give praise to the LORD.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse teaches that the fourth year's fruit harvest should be dedicated completely to honoring and praising God.
📚 Historical Context
This command was part of God's agricultural laws for the Israelites when they entered the Promised Land. It follows the three-year prohibition on eating fruit from newly planted trees, creating a pattern where the fourth year's harvest was entirely consecrated to God before normal consumption could begin in the fifth year.
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