Deuteronomy 26:2

Deuteronomy 26:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there.
• New International Version (NIV)take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land 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
• English Standard Version (ESV)you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you shall go to the place that the Lord your God will choose, to make his name to dwell there.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that you shall take some of the first of all the produce of the ground, which you shall bring from your land that the Lord your God is giving you, and put it in a basket and go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to make His name abide.

Context of Deuteronomy 26:2

1Soon you will enter and take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving you as your property. When you have settled there, take some of the first produce harvested from the fields in the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and put it in a basket. Then go to the place where the Lord your God will choose for his name to live. 3Go to the priest who is serving at that time, and tell him, “I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come to the land that the Lord is giving us, as he swore to our ancestors.” 4Then the priest will take the basket from you and set it down in front of the altar of the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 26:2 word by word

וְלָקַחְתָּ֞ מֵרֵאשִׁ֣ית׀ כָּל־פְּרִ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר תָּבִ֧יא מֵֽאַרְצְךָ֛ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָ֖ךְ וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ בַטֶּ֑נֶא וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ אֶל־הַמָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִבְחַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן שְׁמ֖וֹ שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• That thou shalt takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• of the firstרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: beginningH7225
• of all the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• of the earthאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• which thou shalt bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• of thy landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• givethנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• thee, and shalt putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• in a basketטֶ֫נֶאţene' · basketH2935
• and shalt goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• unto the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• shall chooseבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• to placeשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 26:2

• Deuteronomy 16:10Then celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the Lord your God. Bring a freewill offering in proportion to the blessings the Lord your God has given you.
• Deuteronomy 18:4Also, give them the first produce harvested: grain, new wine, olive oil, and the first wool you shear from your sheep.
• Exodus 23:16“Celebrate the Festival of the Harvest with the first produce harvested from whatever you plant in your fields. “Celebrate the Festival of the Final Harvest at the end of the year when you harvest your crops from the fields.
• Exodus 34:26“You must bring the first and best of the produce harvested from your soil to the house of the Lord your God. “Never cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.”
• Leviticus 2:12You may bring them to the Lord as offerings of your first products. But they must never be placed on the altar to make a soothing aroma.
• Numbers 18:12“I am also giving you the first of the produce they give the Lord: the best of all the olive oil and the best of the new wine and fresh grain.
• 2 Kings 4:42A man from Baal Shalisha brought bread made from the first harvested grain, 20 barley loaves, and fresh grain to the man of God. The man of God said, “Give it to the people to eat.”
• 2 Chronicles 31:5As soon as the word spread, the Israelites brought plenty of offerings from the first of their produce: grain, new wine, fresh olive oil, honey, and every crop from the fields. They brought large quantities, a tenth of everything.
• Nehemiah 10:35We have drawn lots to decide who should bring the first produce harvested and the first fruit from every tree each year to the Lord’s temple.
• Nehemiah 12:44On that day men were put in charge of the storerooms for the contributions, the first produce harvested, and a tenth of the people’s money. They stored in those rooms the gifts designated by Moses’ Teachings for the priests and Levites from the fields around the cities. The people of Judah were pleased with the ministry of the priests and Levites.
• Nehemiah 13:31I also arranged for delivering wood at regular times and for bringing the first produce to be harvested. ⌞Nehemiah prayed,⌟ “Remember me, my God, for my benefit.”
• Proverbs 3:9Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first and best part of all your income.
• Jeremiah 2:3Israel was set apart for the Lord. It was the best part of the harvest. All who devoured it became guilty, and disaster struck them,’ ” declares the Lord.
• Ezekiel 20:40“ ‘The entire nation of Israel, everyone in the land, will worship me on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the Almighty Lord. There I will accept you. There I will look for your offerings, your best gifts, and all your holy gifts.
• Ezekiel 44:30The priests should have the best of all the first ripened fruits. The best of every gift from all your contributions must go to the priests. The best of your dough must go to the priests. This will cause a blessing to rest on your home.
• Ezekiel 48:14They must not sell any of it or trade any of it. They must not let others have the best part of the land, because the land is the Lord’s and it is holy.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 26:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit, etc. - This was intended to keep them in continual remembrance of the kindness of God, in preserving them through so many difficulties and literally fulfilling the promises he had made to them. God being the author of all their blessings, the first-fruits of the land were consecrated to him, as the author of every good and perfect gift.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2On the subject of firstfruits see the notes at Leviticus 23:9 ff. The firstfruits here in question are to be distinguished alike from those offered in acknowledgment of the blessings of harvest (compare Exodus 22:29) at the Feasts of Passover and Pentecost, and also from the offerings prescribed in Numbers 18:8 ff. The latter consisted of preparations from the produce of the earth, such as oil, flour, wine, etc.; while those here meant are the raw…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15Under the covenant, God required his people to give him tribute every year, or even more often. Because Israel was an agricultural society, God asked for offerings of animals, crops, or grain. This tribute celebrated the great redemption of the Israelites during the exodus.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-152. Thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth--The Israelites in Canaan, being God's tenants-at-will, were required to give Him tribute in the form of first-fruits and tithes. No Israelite was at liberty to use any productions of his field until he had presented the required offerings. The tribute began to be exigible after the settlement in the promised land, and it was yearly repeated at one of the great feasts (Le 2:14; 23:10; 23:15; Nu…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings