Bible Strands
Leviticus 23:10
“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God commands Moses to instruct the Israelites regarding a ritual requirement that will take effect when they enter the land He is giving them and begin harvesting its crops.
The words — The verse opens with דַּבֵּר (dabber), meaning "speak," and תָּבֹאוּ (tab'u), meaning "you will enter," establishing the command as a future directive conditional on land possession.
The thread — This firstfruits directive parallels God's commands to bring the best of the soil to His house in Exodus 23:19 and 34:26, and echoes the identical "speak to the Israelites" formula in Numbers 15:18.
Why it lands — The text requires the Israelites to physically deliver the initial portion of their harvest to the priest as a designated act of obedience upon entering the land.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:
Cross-references
- Exodus 34:26 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.”
- 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.
- Numbers 15:18 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you
- Numbers 28:26 On the day of firstfruits, when you present an offering of new grain to the LORD during the Feast of Weeks, you are to hold a sacred assembly; you must not do any regular work.
- Deuteronomy 16:9 You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain.
- 1 Corinthians 15:20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
- James 1:18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
- Revelation 14:4 These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
- Exodus 22:29 You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
- 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, when you gather your produce from the field.