Deuteronomy 26:10

And 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.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, instructing the representative farmer to recite a confession when presenting the harvest after entering the Promised Land. The speaker declares the offering to the priest and assembly at the sanctuary.

The words — The Hebrew phrase רֵאשִׁית פְּרִי (re'shit peri) literally means "first of the fruit," specifying the initial harvest yield. The verb הֵבֵאתִי (he'veti) translates as "I have brought," marking the completion of the offering action.

The thread — This confession and offering practice links to the land promise in Deuteronomy 6:10 and the subsequent communal rejoicing in Deuteronomy 26:11. The broader biblical pattern of dedicating initial produce appears throughout the Pentateuch.

Why it lands — The text commands the farmer to physically place the basket before God and bow down after acknowledging His gift of the land. The reader must recognize that the offering concludes with worship and requires sharing the resulting blessings with the Levite and the foreigner.

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The Hebrew words

וְעַתָּ֗הve./'a.Tahand/ therefore הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehhere!הֵבֵ֙אתִי֙he.Ve.tiI have brought אֶת־'et-<obj.>רֵאשִׁית֙re.Shit[the] first of פְּרִ֣יpe.Ri[the] fruit of הָאֲדָמָ֔הha./'a.da.Mahthe/ ground אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which נָתַ֥תָּהna.Ta.tahyou have givenלִּ֖יl/ito <the>/ meיְהוָ֑הYah.wehO Yahweh וְהִנַּחְתּ֗וֹve./hi.nach.T/oand/ you will set down/ it לִפְנֵי֙li/f.Nei<to>/ before יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei./khaGod/ your וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָve./hish.ta.cha.Vi.taand/ you will bow down לִפְנֵ֖יli/f.Nei<to>/ before יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei./khaGod/ your

King James Version

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:

Cross-references

Exodus 22:29 You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
Numbers 18:11 And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it.
Deuteronomy 6:10 And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,
Deuteronomy 18:4 You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool sheared from your flock.
Deuteronomy 26:2 you 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,
Deuteronomy 26:4 Then the priest shall take the basket from your hands and place it before the altar of the LORD your God,
Deuteronomy 26:17 Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.
1 Chronicles 29:14 But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? For everything comes from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.
Psalms 22:27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
Psalms 22:29 All the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him—even those unable to preserve their lives.