Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land I am going to give you and you reap its harvest, bring to the priest a sheaf of the first grain you harvest. New Living Translation “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. When you enter the land I am giving you and you harvest its first crops, bring the priest a bundle of grain from the first cutting of your grain harvest. English Standard Version “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land that I give you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest, Berean Standard Bible “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. King James Bible 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: New King James Version “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land which I give to you, and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest. New American Standard Bible “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and you gather its harvest, then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. NASB 1995 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. NASB 1977 “Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. Legacy Standard Bible “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. Amplified Bible “Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land which I am giving you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. Christian Standard Bible “Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land I am giving you and reap its harvest, you are to bring the first sheaf of your harvest to the priest. Holman Christian Standard Bible Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land I am giving you and reap its harvest, you are to bring the first sheaf of your harvest to the priest. American Standard Version Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye are come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring the sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest unto the priest: Contemporary English Version to say to the community of Israel: After you enter the land I am giving you, the first bundle of wheat from each crop must be given to me. So bring it to a priest English Revised 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 the sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: GOD'S WORD® Translation "Tell the Israelites: When you come to the land I am going to give you and you harvest grain, bring the priest a bundle of the first grain you harvest. International Standard Version "Tell the Israelis that when you enter the land that I'm about to give you and gather its produce, you are to bring a sheaf from the first portion of your harvest to the priest, Majority Standard Bible ?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. NET Bible "Speak to the Israelites and tell them, 'When you enter the land that I am about to give to you and you gather in its harvest, then you must bring the sheaf of the first portion of your harvest to the priest, New Heart English Bible "Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When you have come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap its harvest, then you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest: Webster's Bible Translation Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When ye shall have come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest to the priest: World English Bible “Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you have come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap its harvest, then you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: When you come into the land which I am giving to you, and have reaped its harvest, and have brought in the sheaf, the beginning of your harvest to the priest, Young's Literal Translation 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, When ye come in unto the land which I am giving to you, and have reaped its harvest, and have brought in the sheaf, the beginning of your harvest unto the priest, Smith's Literal Translation Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, When ye shall come into the land which I give to you, and ye reaped its harvest, and brought a handful of the first-fruits of your harvest to the priest: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSpeak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: When you shall have entered into the land which I will give you, and shall reap your corn, you shall bring sheaves of ears, the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest: Catholic Public Domain Version Speak to the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: When you will have entered into the land which I will give to you, and you will have harvested your grain fields, you shall carry the sheaves of grain, the first-fruits of your harvest, to the priest. New American Bible Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you come into the land which I am giving you, and reap its harvest, you shall bring the first sheaf of your harvest to the priest, New Revised Standard Version Speak to the people of Israel and say to them: When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you shall bring the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSpeak to the children of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land which I give to you and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated “Speak with the children of Israel and say to them: ‘Whenever you shall enter to the land that I give to you and you have harvested its harvest, bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the Priest: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye are come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring the sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest unto the priest. Brenton Septuagint Translation Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, When ye shall enter into the land which I give you, and reap the harvest of it, then shall ye bring a sheaf, the first-fruits of your harvest, to the priest; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Feast of Firstfruits9And the LORD said to Moses, 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. 11And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD so that it may be accepted on your behalf; the priest is to wave it on the day after the Sabbath.… Cross References 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. Deuteronomy 16:9-10 You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain. / And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed 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. Joshua 5:10-12 On the evening of the fourteenth day of the month, while the Israelites were camped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they kept the Passover. / The day after the Passover, on that very day, they ate unleavened bread and roasted grain from the produce of the land. / And the day after they had eaten from the produce of the land, the manna ceased. There was no more manna for the Israelites, so that year they began to eat the crops of the land of Canaan. Ruth 1:22 So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest. 2 Kings 4:42 Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha. Nehemiah 10:35-37 We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year. / And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God. / Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. Proverbs 3:9-10 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine. Isaiah 9:3 You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder. Jeremiah 5:24 They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’ Ezekiel 44:30 The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes. Hosea 9:1-2 Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor. / The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them. Joel 2:23-24 Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before. / The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil. Matthew 13:39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. Mark 4:29 And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.” Treasury of Scripture Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you be come into the land which I give to you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then you shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest: When Leviticus 14:34 When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession; and shall Leviticus 2:12-16 As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for a sweet savour… Exodus 22:29 Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. Exodus 23:16,19 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field… sheaf. Proverbs 3:9,10 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: … Ezekiel 44:30 And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house. Romans 11:16 For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. Jump to Previous Children Enter Fields First Firstfruits First-Fruits Fruits Grain Harvest Israel Israelites Priest Reap Reaped Sheaf Speak ThereofJump to Next Children Enter Fields First Firstfruits First-Fruits Fruits Grain Harvest Israel Israelites Priest Reap Reaped Sheaf Speak ThereofLeviticus 23 1. The feasts of the Lord3. the Sabbath 4. The Passover 9. The sheaf of firstfruits 15. The feast of Pentecost 22. Gleanings to be left for the poor 23. The feast of trumpets 26. The day of atonement 33. The feast of tabernacles Speak to the Israelites This phrase underscores the direct communication between God and His chosen people, the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "speak" is "דַּבֵּר" (daber), which implies a command or authoritative instruction. This highlights the importance of the message being delivered. The Israelites, descendants of Jacob, are the recipients of God's covenant promises, and this directive is part of their identity as a people set apart for God's purposes. and say When you enter the land that I am giving you and reap its harvest you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest Then ye shall bring a sheaf of the first-fruits of your harvest.--Better, ye shall bring the first-fruit omer of your harvest. The omer had to be from the best and ripest standing corn of a field near Jerusalem. The measure of an omer was of the meal obtained from the barley offering. Hence three seahs = one ephah, or ten omers, were at first gathered in the following manner :--"Delegates from the Sanhedrim went into the field nearest to Jerusalem a day before the festival, and tied together the ears in bundles whilst still fastened to the ground." Hebrew “Speakדַּבֵּ֞ר (dab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Israelites בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and say, וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say ‘When כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you enter תָבֹ֣אוּ (ṯā·ḇō·’ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go the land הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land I אֲנִי֙ (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I am giving נֹתֵ֣ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you לָכֶ֔ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew and reap וּקְצַרְתֶּ֖ם (ū·qə·ṣar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest its harvest, קְצִירָ֑הּ (qə·ṣî·rāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7105: Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb you are to bring וַהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם (wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the priest הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ (hak·kō·hên) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3548: Priest the sheaf עֹ֛מֶר (‘ō·mer) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6016: A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure) of the firstfruits רֵאשִׁ֥ית (rê·šîṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 7225: The first, in place, time, order, rank of your harvest. קְצִירְכֶ֖ם (qə·ṣî·rə·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 7105: Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb Links Leviticus 23:10 NIVLeviticus 23:10 NLT Leviticus 23:10 ESV Leviticus 23:10 NASB Leviticus 23:10 KJV Leviticus 23:10 BibleApps.com Leviticus 23:10 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 23:10 Chinese Bible Leviticus 23:10 French Bible Leviticus 23:10 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 23:10 Speak to the children of Israel (Le Lv Lev.) |