Deuteronomy 26:10
in Deuteronomy 26And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And now, behold, I have brought the first of the fruit of the ground, which thou, O Jehovah, hast given me. And thou shalt set it down before Jehovah thy God, and worship before Jehovah thy God:
KJV
And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and worship before the Lord thy God:
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This verse in Deuteronomy 26
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe basket he set before God; and the priests, as God's receivers, had the first-fruits, as perquisites of their place and fees for attending, Num. xviii. The offerer is here appointed, when he has finished the service, 1. To give glory to God: Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God.
This site's exposition
And He brought us to this place
on Deuteronomy 26:9-11
The confession ends on its point, that the fruit in the basket came from a land given to the speaker. The Levite and the foreigner share the rejoicing because neither holds land.
This site's exposition
You, O LORD, have given
Here the speaker stops telling history and addresses the LORD directly. Henry calls the basket a quit-rent, the small token a tenant pays to acknowledge that the land belongs to his lord.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O Lord, hast given me,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
והנחתו AND THOU SHALT PLACE IT [BEFORE THE LORD THY GOD] — This tells us that he takes it after the priest has waved it, and holds it in his hand whilst he makes the declaration, and then again waves it (Sukkah 47b; cf. Sifrei Devarim:33).
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
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעַתָּ֗ה | veatah | and therefore | H6258 → | 433 times |
| הִנֵּ֤ה | hineh | here! | H2009 → | 843 times |
| הֵבֵ֙אתִי֙ | heveti | I have brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| רֵאשִׁית֙ | reshit | [the] first of | H7225 → | 51 times |
| פְּרִ֣י | peri | [the] fruit of | H6529 → | 119 times |
| הָאֲדָמָ֔ה | haadamah | the ground | H127 → | 225 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָתַ֥תָּה | natatah | you have given | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לִּ֖י | li | to <the> me | ||
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | O Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְהִנַּחְתּ֗וֹ | vehinachto | and you will set down it | H5117 → | 142 times |
| לִפְנֵי֙ | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָ | vehishtachavita | and you will bow down | H7812 → | 172 times |
| לִפְנֵ֖י | lifnei | <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
וְעַתָּ֗הand therefore
veatahH6258 →433 times
הִנֵּ֤הhere!
hinehH2009 →843 times
הֵבֵ֙אתִי֙I have brought
hevetiH935 →2568 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
רֵאשִׁית֙[the] first of
reshitH7225 →51 times
פְּרִ֣י[the] fruit of
periH6529 →119 times
הָאֲדָמָ֔הthe ground
haadamahH127 →225 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
נָתַ֥תָּהyou have given
natatahH5414 →2011 times
לִּ֖יto <the> me
li
יְהוָ֑הO Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְהִנַּחְתּ֗וֹand you will set down it
vehinachtoH5117 →142 times
לִפְנֵי֙<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָand you will bow down
vehishtachavitaH7812 →172 times
לִפְנֵ֖י<to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃God your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 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
Romans 2:1You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
it leads to
- Luke 6:37
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
- Romans 2:3
So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?
- John 8:7–9
When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
- Romans 2:21–23
you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?
- Matthew 7:1–5
“Do not judge, or you will be judged.
- Luke 6:37
Through
Exodus 22:29You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
it leads to
- Exodus 23:16
You 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,…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 23:16
Through
Deuteronomy 26:2you 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…
it leads to
- 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Exodus 23:19
Through
Isaiah 66:23From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 46:1
“This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The gate of the inner court that faces east must be kept shut during the six days of work, but on the Sabbath day and on the…
- Ezekiel 46:1
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.