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Deuteronomy 26

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 26 of 34

1 And it shall be, when you have come into the land which Jehovah your God is giving to you as an inheritance, and you have possessed it, and live in it;

2 even you shall take of the first of all the fruit of the ground which you shall bring in from your land which Jehovah your God is giving to you, and shall put it in a basket, and shall go to the place which Jehovah your God shall choose to cause His name to dwell there.

3 And you shall come to the priest who is in those days, and shall say to him, I declare today to Jehovah your God that I have come into the land which Jehovah has sworn to our fathers to give to us.

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Chapter Summary

The confession of he that offers the basket of firstfruits. 12 The prayer of he that gives his third year's tithes. 16 The covenant between God and the people.

Key Hebrew Words

מִזְבַּ֖ח altar H4196 · TWOT 525b
נַחֲלָ֑ה possession H5159 · TWOT 1342a
מִצְרַ֔יְמָ Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235
עָנְיֵ֛ affliction H6040 · TWOT 1652e
קָדְשְׁ apartness H6944 · TWOT 1990a

People & Context

Offering the Firstfruits

Upon settling in the land, an Israelite must take a basket of the firstfruits to the priest at the central sanctuary and recite the history of God's d…

Declaration of the Triennial Tithe

In the third year, after giving the tithe to the Levite, orphan, alien, and widow, the Israelite must make a formal declaration to God of having fully…

Concluding Affirmation of the Covenant

Moses concludes by stating that Israel has declared Jehovah as their God and committed to His laws, and Jehovah has declared Israel as His treasured, …

Timeline

Offering the Firstfruits

Upon settling in the land, an Israelite must take a basket of the firstfruits to the priest at the central sanctuary and recite the history of God's deliverance of Israel from Egypt.

Deuteronomy 26:1-11
Declaration of the Triennial Tithe

In the third year, after giving the tithe to the Levite, orphan, alien, and widow, the Israelite must make a formal declaration to God of having fully obeyed the tithing commands without defilement.

Deuteronomy 26:12-15
Concluding Affirmation of the Covenant

Moses concludes by stating that Israel has declared Jehovah as their God and committed to His laws, and Jehovah has declared Israel as His treasured, holy people, set high above all nations.

Deuteronomy 26:16-19

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