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Deuteronomy 18:4

2 Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them.

3 This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.

You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool sheared from your flock.

5 For the LORD your God has chosen Levi and his sons out of all your tribes to stand and minister in His name for all time.

6 Now if a Levite moves from any town of residence throughout Israel and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,

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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.

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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.
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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Nehemiah 12:44–47

    And on that same day men were appointed over the rooms that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tithes. The portions specified by the Law for the priests and Levites were gathered into these storerooms from the fields of the villages, because Judah rejoiced over the priests and Levites who were serving.

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  • Exodus 23:19

    Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

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  • Leviticus 23:17

    Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD.

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  • Numbers 18:12–24

    I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.

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  • 2 Chronicles 31:4–10

    Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.

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  • Exodus 22:29

    You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.

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  • Leviticus 23:10

    “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.

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  • Deuteronomy 26:9–10

    And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.

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