Leviticus 23:10

Translations

Modern

“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.

Traditional

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:

Literal

“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you come into the land that I am giving to you and you reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest.

Latin

Loquere filiis Israël, et dices ad eos: Cum ingressi fueritis terram, quam ego dabo vobis, et messueritis segetem, feretis manipulos spicarum, primitias messis vestræ, ad sacerdotem:

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“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.

Notes

Leviticus 23:10–14

The burned part of each sacrifice stood for the whole offering, and the tithe symbolized that all of a person's money belonged to God. In a similar way, the first portions of each harvest, or firstfruits, represented the entire harvest and even the land itself as belonging to God (Leviticus 25:23).

During the barley harvest, people offered the first portions as part of the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Leviticus 23:6, 10–12). They offered the first portions of the wheat harvest during "the Feast of Weeks" (23:15–21; Exodus 34:22). These gifts to God acknowledged God's earlier gifts to Israel (see Leviticus 2:1). The entire offering of firstfruits became the property and food of God's representatives, the priests (see 2:14–16).

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes

Related verses

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.
1 Corinthians 15:20–23
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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.
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.
Numbers 15:18–21
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you
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.
Deuteronomy 16:9
You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain.
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.
Numbers 15:2
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land that I am giving you as a home
Proverbs 3:9–10
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
Exodus 22:29
You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Calendars (Ancient and Modern) Deuteronomy, Book of Education Firstfruits Harvest History of Israel Leviticus, Book of Pentecost

Topics

First Fruits: Wave offering of Offerings: Wave: Ordinances Concerning Priest: Duties of To offer the Firstfruits Priests: Services of Offering First Fruits Reaping is the Cutting of the Corn in Harvest The Feast of the Passover: The First Sheaf of Barley Harvest offered the Day After The The First Fruits: Different Kinds of Barley Harvest The Harvest of Barley at the Passover The Harvest: Not to be Commenced Until the First Fruits had been offered Wave-Offering: Consisted of The First Fruits of Barely Harvest

Leviticus 23:10

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