Deuteronomy 26:2
in Deuteronomy 26you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
that thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which thou shalt bring in from thy land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee; and thou shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 26
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThat thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth,.... This oblation of firstfruits was different front the sheaf of the firstfruits brought at barley harvest in the time of the passover, and from the two wave loaves of wheaten flour, at wheat harvest, at Pentecost; and from the cake of the first of their dough; see Lev 23:
This site's exposition
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you
on Deuteronomy 26:1-2
The last chapter of the laws opens with a command that cannot be kept until the land is held. It is given to men who own none of it.
This site's exposition
put them in a basket
This basket of firstfruits is distinct from the sheaf offered for the whole nation after Passover at Leviticus 23:10. Henry places it at the Feast of Weeks. Each head of a household carried his own.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Besides the sheaf of first-fruits, which was offered for the whole land, on the morrow after the passover ( Lev. xxiii. 10 ), every man was to bring for himself a basket of first-fruits at the feast of pentecost, when the harvest was ended, which is therefore called the feast of first-fruits ( Exod. xxxiv.
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The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
No Israelite was at liberty to use any productions of his field until he had presented the required offerings. The tribute began to be exigible after the settlement in the promised land, and it was yearly repeated at one of the great feasts (Le 2:14;
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Thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit, etc. - This was intended to keep them in continual remembrance of the kindness of God, in preserving them through so many difficulties and literally fulfilling the promises he had made to them. God being the author of all their blessings, the first-fruits of the land were consecrated to him, as the author of every good and perfect gift.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
On the subject of firstfruits see the notes at Lev 23:9 ff. The firstfruits here in question are to be distinguished alike from those offered in acknowledgment of the blessings of harvest (compare Exo 22:29) at the Feasts of Passover and Pentecost, and also from the offerings prescribed in Num 18:8 ff. The latter consisted of preparations from the produce of the earth, such as oil, flour, wine, etc.; while those here meant are the raw produce: the former were national and public offerings, those of this chapter were private and personal. The whole of the firstfruits belonged to the officiating priest.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
When it happens that you come to the land that Adonoy, your God, is giving you as territory, nd you inherit it and settle it;
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
25 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְלָקַחְתָּ֞ | velakachta | and you will take | H3947 → | 966 times |
| מֵרֵאשִׁ֣ית׀ | mereshit | some of [the] first of | H7225 → | 51 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| פְּרִ֣י | peri | [the] fruit of | H6529 → | 119 times |
| הָאֲדָמָ֗ה | haadamah | the ground | H127 → | 225 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| תָּבִ֧יא | tavi' | you will bring in | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מֵֽאַרְצְךָ֛ | meartzekha | from land your | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יְהוָ֧ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| נֹתֵ֥ן | noten | [is] about to give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לָ֖ךְ | lakh | to <the> you | ||
| וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ | vesamta | and you will put [it] | H7760 → | 584 times |
| בַטֶּ֑נֶא | vatene' | in the basket | H2935 → | 4 times |
| וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ | vehalakhta | and you will go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמָּק֔וֹם | hamakom | the place | H4725 → | 401 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִבְחַר֙ | yivchar | he will choose | H977 → | 171 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לְשַׁכֵּ֥ן | leshaken | to cause to dwell | H7931 → | 129 times |
| שְׁמ֖וֹ | shemo | name his | H8034 → | 864 times |
| שָֽׁם׃ | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
וְלָקַחְתָּ֞and you will take
velakachtaH3947 →966 times
מֵרֵאשִׁ֣ית׀some of [the] first of
mereshitH7225 →51 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
פְּרִ֣י[the] fruit of
periH6529 →119 times
הָאֲדָמָ֗הthe ground
haadamahH127 →225 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
תָּבִ֧יאyou will bring in
tavi'H935 →2568 times
מֵֽאַרְצְךָ֛from land your
meartzekhaH776 →2504 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יְהוָ֧הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
נֹתֵ֥ן[is] about to give
notenH5414 →2011 times
לָ֖ךְto <the> you
lakh
וְשַׂמְתָּ֣and you will put [it]
vesamtaH7760 →584 times
בַטֶּ֑נֶאin the basket
vatene'H2935 →4 times
וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙and you will go
vehalakhtaH1980 →1546 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמָּק֔וֹםthe place
hamakomH4725 →401 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יִבְחַר֙he will choose
yivcharH977 →171 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
לְשַׁכֵּ֥ןto cause to dwell
leshakenH7931 →129 times
שְׁמ֖וֹname his
shemoH8034 →864 times
שָֽׁם׃there
shamH8033 →834 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 15:20But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 15:23
But each in his own turn: Christ the firstfruits; then at His coming, those who belong to Him.
- Acts 26:23
that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
- Revelation 1:5
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by…
- 1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Colossians 1:18
And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.
- 1 Corinthians 15:23
Through
Ezekiel 44:30The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 10:35–37
We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year.
- Nehemiah 10:35–37
Through
Exodus 23:19Bring 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.
it leads to
- Exodus 22:29
You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 22:29
Through
Exodus 23:16You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year,…
it leads to
- Exodus 34:22
And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.
- Exodus 34:22
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.