Leviticus 23:10
8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD seven days: in the seventh day is an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein.
9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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:
11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest shall wave it.
12 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering unto the LORD.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you have come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap its harvest, then you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.
- ASV
- Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring the sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest unto the priest:
- DARBY
- Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them, When ye come into the land that I give unto you, and ye reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest unto the priest.
- BLB
- “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you⁺ come into the land that I am giving to you⁺ and you⁺ reap its harvest, then you⁺ shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your⁺ harvest to the priest.
- ÅB
- Tal til Israels barn og si til dem: Når dere kommer inn i det land som jeg vil gi dere, og dere høster dets grøde, da skal dere komme til presten med det første kornbånd av deres høst.
- OTB
- "Tal til israelittene og si til dem: 'Når dere kommer inn i landet som jeg vil gi dere, og dere høster dets avling, skal dere bringe til presten et kornbånd av den første kornhøsten dere høster.
- B1930
- Tal til Israels barn og si til dem: Når I kommer inn i det land som jeg vil gi eder, og I høster dets grøde, da skal I komme til presten med det første kornbånd av eders høst.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 34:26
The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.
Read in contextExodus 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.
Read in contextNumbers 15:18–21
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 16:9
Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to put the sickle to the corn.
Read in contextRevelation 14:4
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.
Read in contextNumbers 28:26
Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:20–23
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
Read in contextJames 1:18
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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