Deuteronomy 26

Offering First Fruits

1“Then it shall be, whenH3588 you enterH935 the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 is givingH5414 you as an inheritanceH5159, and you takeH3423 possessionH3423 of it and liveH3427 in it, 2that you shall takeH3947 someH4480 of 1the firstH7225 of allH3605 the produceH6529 of the groundH127 whichH834 you bringH935 inH935 from your landH776 that the LordH3068 your GodH430 givesH5414 you, and you shall putH7760 it in a basketH2935 and 2goH1980 to the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977 to establishH7931 His nameH8034. 3And you shall goH935 to the priestH3548 whoH834 is in office at that timeH3117 and sayH559 to him, ‘I declareH5046 todayH3117 to the LordH3068 3my GodH430 that I have enteredH935 the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 sworeH7650 to our fathersH1 to giveH5414 us.’ 4Then the priestH3548 shall takeH3947 the basketH2935 from your handH3027 and setH5117 it beforeH6440 the altarH4196 of the LordH3068 your GodH430. 5And you shall respondH6030 and sayH559 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430, ‘4My fatherH1 was a 5wanderingH6 ArameanH761, and he wentH3381 downH3381 to EgyptH4714 and 6residedH1481 thereH8033, 7fewH4592 in numberH4962; but thereH8033 he becameH1961 a 8greatH1419, mightyH6099, and populousH7227 nationH1471. 6And the 9EgyptiansH4713 treatedH7489 us badlyH7489 and oppressedH6031 us, and imposedH5414 hardH7186 laborH5656 on us. 7Then 10we criedH6817 outH6817 to the LordH3068, the GodH430 of our fathersH1, and the LordH3068 heardH8085 our voiceH6963 and sawH7200 our wretchedH6040 conditionH6040, our troubleH5999, and our oppressionH3906; 811and the LordH3068 broughtH3318 us outH3318 of EgyptH4714 with a mightyH2389 handH3027, an outstretchedH5186 armH2220, and with greatH1419 terrorH4172, and with signsH226 and wondersH4159; 9and He has broughtH935 us to thisH2088 placeH4725, and has givenH5414 us thisH2088 landH776, 12a landH776 flowingH2100 with milkH2461 and honeyH1706. 10And nowH6258 beholdH2009, I have broughtH935 the firstH7225 of the produceH6529 of the groundH127 13whichH834 You, LordH3068 have givenH5414 me.’ Then you shall setH5117 it beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430, and worshipH2331 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430; 11and you, 14the LeviteH3881, and the strangerH1616 whoH834 is amongH7130 you shall 15rejoiceH8055 in allH3605 the goodH2896 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has givenH5414 you and your householdH1004.

12“16WhenH3588 you have finishedH3615 payingH6237 allH3605 the titheH4643 of your produceH8393 in the thirdH7992 yearH8141, the yearH8141 of the titheH4643, then you shall giveH5414 it to the LeviteH3881, to the strangerH1616, to the 17orphanH3490, and to the widowH490, so that they may eatH398 in your 18townsH8179 and beH7646 satisfiedH7646. 13And you shall sayH559 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 your GodH430, ‘I have removedH1197 the sacredH6944 portion from my houseH1004, and have alsoH1571 givenH5414 it to the LeviteH3881, the strangerH1616, the 19orphanH3490, and the widowH490, in accordance with allH3605 Your commandmentsH4687 whichH834 You have commandedH6680 me; 20I have not violatedH5674 or forgottenH7911 anyH4480 of Your commandmentsH4687. 14I have not eatenH398 of it while mourningH205, norH3808 have I removedH1197 anyH4480 of it while I was uncleanH2931, norH3808 offeredH5414 anyH4480 of it to the deadH4191. I have listenedH8085 to the voiceH6963 of the LordH3068 my GodH430; I have actedH6213 in accordance with everythingH3605 that You have commandedH6680 me. 1521LookH8259 downH8259 from Your holyH6944 dwellingH4583 placeH4583, from heavenH8064, and blessH1288 Your peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, and the groundH127 whichH834 You have givenH5414 us, 22a landH776 flowingH2100 with milkH2461 and honeyH1706 justH3512 asH3512 You sworeH7650 to our fathersH1.’

16“ThisH2088 dayH3117 the LordH3068 your GodH430 commandsH6680 you to performH6213 theseH428 statutesH2706 and ordinancesH4941. Therefore you shall beH8104 carefulH8104 to performH6213 them 23with allH3605 your heartH3824 and with allH3605 your soulH5315. 1724TodayH3117 you have declaredH559 the LordH3068 to be your GodH430, and 25that you will walkH1980 in His waysH1870 and keepH8104 His statutesH2706, His commandmentsH4687, and His ordinancesH4941, and listenH8085 to His voiceH6963. 18And the LordH3068 has todayH3117 declaredH559 you to be 26His peopleH5971, His personalH5459 possessionH5459, justH3512 asH3512 He promisedH1696 you, and 27that you are to keepH8104 allH3605 His commandmentsH4687; 19and 28that He will 29putH5414 you highH5945 aboveH5921 allH3605 the nationsH1471 whichH834 He has madeH6213, for gloryH8416, fameH8034, and honorH8597; and that you shall be 30a consecratedH6918 peopleH5971 to the LordH3068 your GodH430, justH3512 asH3512 He has spokenH1696.”