Deuteronomy 26:4
2 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.
3 And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.
And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.
5 And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
6 And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
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
- Then the priest shall take the basket from your hands and place it before the altar of the LORD your God,
- KJV
- And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.
- WEB
- The priest shall take the basket out of your hand, and set it down before the LORD your God’s altar.
- ASV
- And the priest shall take the basket out of thy hand, and set it down before the altar of Jehovah thy God.
- DARBY
- And the priest shall take the basket out of thy hand, and set it down before the altar of Jehovah thy God.
- BLB
- And the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it down before the face of the altar of YHWH your God.
- ÅB
- Og presten skal ta kurven av din hånd og sette den ned foran Herrens, din Guds alter.
- OTB
- Presten skal da ta kurven fra din hånd og sette den ned foran Herrens, din Guds, alter.
- B1930
- Og presten skal ta kurven av din hånd og sette den ned foran Herrens, din Guds alter.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 23:19
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Read in contextMatthew 5:23–24
Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
Read in contextHebrews 13:10–12
We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.
Read in context