Deuteronomy 18:4

² Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

³ And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.

⁵ For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.

⁶ And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;

Dette ble sagt til Israel i en bestemt tid, så det er lurt å lese det sammen med teksten rundt. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

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ÅB: Førstegrøden av ditt korn, av din most og av din olje og den første ullen av sauene dine skal du gi ham.
OTB: Du skal gi dem førstegrøden av ditt korn, din nye vin og din olivenolje, og den første ullen fra klippingen av dine sauer.
B1930: Førstegrøden av ditt korn, av din most og av din olje og den første ull av dine får skal du gi ham.

BSB: You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool sheared from your flock.
KJV: The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
WEB: You shall give him the first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep.
ASV: The first-fruits of thy grain, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
DARBY: The firstfruits [also] of thy corn, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the firstfruits of the shearing of thy sheep, shalt thou give him;
BLB: The firstfruits of your grain, and your new wine, and your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you shall give to him.

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Nehemiah 12:44–47
And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
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Exodus 23:19
The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.
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Leviticus 23:17
Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the LORD.
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Numbers 18:12–24
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.
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2 Chronicles 31:4–10
Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.
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Exodus 22:29
Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
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Leviticus 23:10
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
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Deuteronomy 26:9–10
And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.
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