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Deuteronomy 26:3

in Deuteronomy 26

to the priest who is serving at that time, and say to him, “I declare today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.”

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And thou shalt come unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto Jehovah thy God, that I am come unto the land which Jehovah sware unto our fathers to give us.

KJV

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.

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This verse in Deuteronomy 26

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, When God has made good his promises to us he expects that we should own it, to the honour of his faithfulness; this is like giving up the bond, as Solomon does, 1 Kings viii. 56 , There has not failed one word of all his good promise. And our creature-comforts are doubly sweet to us when we see them flowing from the fountain of the promise.

This site's exposition

thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days

on Deuteronomy 26:3-4

Barnes reads verses 1 to 15 as two liturgical acts set at the end of the whole legislation, a basket brought with a spoken formula and a tithe declared with another. The worshipper says the words himself instead of having the priest say them for him, and what he professes is that an oath sworn to the fathers has been kept inside his own lifetime. Gill records the rabbinic tradition, citing Rashi, that the priest put his hand under the owner's hand and waved the basket before setting it down.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days,....

The words behind it

23 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וּבָאתָ֙and you will go

    uvataH935 →2568 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • הַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priest

    hakohenH3548 →750 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֥רwho

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • יִהְיֶ֖הhe will be

    yihyehH1961 →3559 times

  • בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the days

    baiyamimH3117 →2304 times

  • הָהֵ֑ם<the> those

    hahemH1992 →553 times

  • וְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will say

    veamartaH559 →5305 times

  • אֵלָ֗יוto him

    ʾelavH413 →5510 times

  • הִגַּ֤דְתִּיI declare

    higadtiH5046 →370 times

  • הַיּוֹם֙this day

    haiyomH3117 →2304 times

  • לַיהוָ֣הto Yahweh

    layahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your

    ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times

  • כִּי־that

    ki-H3588 →4482 times

  • בָ֙אתִי֙I have come

    vatiH935 →2568 times

  • אֶל־into

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • הָאָ֔רֶץthe land

    haaretzH776 →2504 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • נִשְׁבַּ֧עhe swore

    nishba'H7650 →186 times

  • יְהוָ֛הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • לַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּto ancestors our

    laavoteinuH1 →1212 times

  • לָ֥תֶתto give

    latetH5414 →2011 times

  • לָֽנוּ׃to <the> us

    lanu

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

12 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Timothy 6:12Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.14 worksLuke 1:72–73to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,2 worksGenesis 26:3Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.2 worksHebrews 6:16–18Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.2 worksHebrews 13:15Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.2 worksDeuteronomy 19:17both parties to the dispute must stand in the presence of the LORD, before the priests and judges who are in office at that time.2 works
The other 6 cross-references, with their words ▾
Psalms 105:9–10the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.2 worksHebrews 7:26Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.2 works1 Peter 2:5you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.2 worksHebrews 10:21and since we have a great priest over the house of God,2 worksGenesis 17:8And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”2 worksNehemiah 9:8You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Hebrews 13:15

    Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.

    it leads to

    • Psalms 107:21–22

      Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men.

    • Psalms 50:14

      Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.

    • Romans 12:1

      Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

    • Psalms 145:1–21

      I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.

    • 1 Peter 2:5

      you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

  • Through

    Genesis 26:3

    Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath…

    it leads to

    • Genesis 28:15

      Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what…

    • Psalms 105:9

      the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.

    • Genesis 22:16–18

      saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,

About Deuteronomy

Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Moses Comes Down from Mount Sinai, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Deuteronomy: the study guide →Read Deuteronomy 26 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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