Deuteronomy 18:4
The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
Deuteronomy 18:4 in other translations
| BSB | You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool sheared from your flock. |
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| WEB | You shall give him the first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep. |
| ASV | The first-fruits of thy grain, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. |
| YLT | the first of thy corn, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy flock, thou dost give to him; |
| DARBY | The firstfruits also of thy corn, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the firstfruits of the shearing of thy sheep, shalt thou give him; |
| BBE | And in addition you are to give him the first of your grain and wine and oil, and the first wool cut from your sheep. |
| Webster | The first-fruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thy oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. |
What does Deuteronomy 18:4 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 18:1-8
Care is taken that the priests entangle not themselves with the affairs of this life, nor enrich themselves with the wealth of this world; they have better things to mind. Care is likewise taken that they want not the comforts and conveniences of this life. The people must provide for them. He that has the benefit of solemn religious assemblies, ought to give help for the comfortable support of those that minister…
Deuteronomy 18:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 18:4
- Nehemiah 12:44-47
And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited. And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God. And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
- Exodus 23:19
The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.
- Leviticus 23:17
Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the Lord.
- Numbers 18:12-24
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the Lord, them have I given thee. And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto the Lord, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it. Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine. Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the Lord, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem. …
- 2 Chronicles 31:4-10
Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the Lord. And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly. And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the Lord their God, and laid them by heaps. In the third month they began to lay the foundation of the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month. …
- 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.
- Leviticus 23:10
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:
- Deuteronomy 26:9-10
And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey. 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:
- Job 21:20
His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
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26:9,10; Ex 22:29; 23:19; Le 23:10,17; Nu 18:12-24; 2Ch 31:4-10
Ne 12:44-47
the fleece.
Job 21:20
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Context
- Deuteronomy 18:3
And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
- Deuteronomy 18:4
The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.
- Deuteronomy 18:5
For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever.
Deuteronomy 18:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Las primicias de tu grano, de tu vino, y de tu aceite, y las primicias de la lana de tus ovejas le darás: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Tu lui donneras les prémices de ton froment, de ton moût et de ton huile, et les prémices de la toison de tes moutons. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Erstlinge deines Getreides, deines Mostes und deines Öles, und die Erstlinge von der Schur deiner Schafe sollst du ihm geben; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | primitias frumenti, vini, et olei, et lanarum partem ex ovium tonsione. |