Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 19:24
But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD [withal].
Consecrated to the Lord, as the first-fruits and tithes were, and therefore given to the priests and Levites, Num 18:12,13; Deu 18:4; yet so that part of them were communicated to the poor widows, and fatherless, and strangers. See Deu 14:28,29.
To praise the Lord withal; to bless the Lord, by whose power and goodness the trees bring forth fruit to perfection.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy,…. Separated and devoted to the service of God, to be given to the priest, or to be bought again of him; wherefore the Targum of Jonathan adds, at the end of the verse, “redeemed from the priest”, a redemption price being given to the priest; and, as Jarchi observes, as the tithe was not eaten without the walls of Jerusalem, but by redemption, even so likewise this:
to praise the Lord [withal]; for his abundant goodness in blessing and making the trees fruitful, and bringing their fruit unto perfection; and by devoting the first fruits to God, his name was praised and glorified, as well as by eating them with joy and gladness before the Lord in Jerusalem.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(24) But in the fourth year.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 days 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 Lev. 19:9-10 as well as from the law of first-fruits, tithes, and second tithes.
Shall be holy to praise the Lord withal.Better, shall be holy, a praise to the Lord, 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. Jdg. 9:27.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
24. All the fruit shall be holy This offering, like the firstfruits in general, was given up entirely to Jehovah for his priests, who probably sold it to the Gentiles, since it was not lawful to eat it.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Lev 19:24. Holy, to praise the Lord withal Houbigant has it, the fruit shall be holy, and consecrated to the Lord. See Deu 12:18.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Lev 19:24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy to praise the LORD [withal].
Ver. 24. Shall be holy, ] i.e., They shall be given the priests as firstfruits.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
holy to praise. Hebrew “holiness of praises”. “Praises” in plural. Figure of speech. Heterosis (of Number), App-6, for emphasis, and noun, “holiness”, put for adjective by figure of speech Antimereia (of Noun), App-6, for emphasis = “for a sacred and great praise unto Jehovah”.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
all the: Num 18:12, Num 18:13, Deu 12:17, Deu 12:18, Deu 14:28, Deu 14:29, Deu 18:4, Pro 3:9
holy to praise the Lord withal: Heb. holiness of praises to the Lord
Reciprocal: Lev 22:27 – seven days Jos 6:19 – consecrated
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lev 19:24. Holy Consecrated to the Lord, as the first-fruits and tithes were, and therefore given to the priests and Levites, Num 18:12,
13; Deu 18:4; yet so that part of them were communicated to the poor widows, and fatherless, and strangers, see Deu 14:28; to bless the Lord, by whose power and goodness the trees bring forth fruit to perfection.