Chapter 26

And it shall be, when thou [art] come⁴ in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth⁶ thee [for] an inheritance, and possessest¹ it, and dwellest¹ therein;

That thou shalt take¹ of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring⁵⁵ of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth⁶ thee, and shalt put¹ [it] in a basket, and shalt go¹ unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose⁴ to place¹⁵ his name there.

And thou shalt go¹ unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say¹ unto him, I profess⁵² this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come¹ unto the country which the LORD sware⁸ unto our fathers for to give² us.

And the priest shall take¹ the basket out of thine hand, and set it down⁵² before the altar of the LORD thy God.

And thou shalt speak¹ and say¹ before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish⁶ [was] my father, and he went down⁴ into Egypt, and sojourned⁴ there with a few, ⁴⁹⁶² and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

And the Egyptians evil entreated⁵⁵ us, and afflicted¹⁷ us, and laid⁴ upon us hard bondage:

And when we cried⁴ unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard⁴ our voice, and looked⁴ on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:

And the LORD brought us forth⁵⁵ out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched⁷ arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:

And he hath brought⁵⁵ us into this place, and hath given⁴ us this land, [even] a land that floweth⁶ with milk and honey.

And now, behold, I have brought⁵² the firstfruits ⁷²²⁵ of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given¹ me. And thou shalt set⁵² it before the LORD thy God, and worship⁹⁸ before the LORD thy God:

And thou shalt rejoice¹ in every good [thing] which the LORD thy God hath given¹ unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that [is] among you.

When thou hast made an end¹⁷ of tithing⁵³ all the tithes of thine increase the third year, [which is] the year of tithing, and hast given¹ [it] unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat¹ within thy gates, and be filled;¹

Then thou shalt say¹ before the LORD thy God, I have brought away¹⁴ the hallowed things out of [mine] house, and also have given¹ them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded¹⁴ me: I have not transgressed¹ thy commandments, neither have I forgotten¹ [them]:

I have not eaten¹ thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away¹⁴ [ought] thereof for [any] unclean [use], nor given¹ [ought] thereof for the dead:⁵ [but] I have hearkened¹ to the voice of the LORD my God, [and] have done¹ according to all that thou hast commanded¹⁴ me.

Look down⁵⁴ from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless¹⁶ thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given¹ us, as thou swarest⁸ unto our fathers, a land that floweth⁶ with milk and honey.

This day the LORD thy God hath commanded¹⁸ thee to do² these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep¹ and do¹ them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

Thou hast avouched⁵² the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk² in his ways, and to keep² his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken² unto his voice:

And the LORD hath avouched⁵² thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised¹⁴ thee, and that [thou] shouldest keep² all his commandments;

And to make² thee high above all nations which he hath made,¹ in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath spoken.¹⁴