Deuteronomy 26 · Verse 2

Deuteronomy 26:2

That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there.
Deuteronomy 26:2, King James Version

Deuteronomy 26:2 in other translations

BSByou are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,
WEBthat you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you shall bring in from your land that the LORD your God gives you. You shall put it in a basket, and shall go to the place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there.
ASVthat thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which thou shalt bring in from thy land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee; and thou shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.
YLTthat thou hast taken of the first of all the fruits of the ground which thou dost bring in out of thy land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, and hast put it in a basket, and gone unto the place which Jehovah thy God doth choose to cause His name to tabernacle there.
DARBYthat thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which thou shalt bring of thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place that Jehovah thy God will choose to cause his name to dwell there;
BBEYou are to take a part of the first-fruits of the earth, which you get from the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and put it in a basket, and go to the place marked out by the Lord your God, as the resting-place of his name.
WebsterThat thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go to the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there.

What does Deuteronomy 26:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

De 26:1-15. The Confession of Him That Offers the Basket of First Fruits.

2. Thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth--The Israelites in Canaan, being God's tenants-at-will, were required to give Him tribute in the form of first-fruits and tithes. No Israelite was at liberty to use any productions of his field until he had presented the required offerings. The tribute began to be exigible after the settlement in the promised land, and it was yearly repeated at one of the great feasts (Le 2:14; 23:10; 23:15; Nu 28:26; De 16:9). Every master of a family carried it on his shoulders in a little basket of osier, peeled willow, or palm leaves, and brought it to the sanctuary.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit, etc. - This was intended to keep them in continual remembrance of the kindness of God, in preserving them through so many difficulties and literally fulfilling the promises he had made to them. God being the author of all their blessings, the first-fruits of the land were consecrated to him, as the author of every good and perfect gift.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 26:1-11

Chapter Outline Confession in offering the first-fruits. (1-11) The prayer after disposal of the third year's tithe. (12-15) The covenant between God and the people. (16-19) Verses 1-11 When God has made good his promises to us, he expects we should own it to the honour of his faithfulness. And our creature comforts are doubly sweet, when we see them flowing from the fountain of the promise. The person who offered…

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Deuteronomy 26:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְלָקַחְתָּ֞ve.la.kach.Taand you will takeH3947
מֵרֵאשִׁ֣ית\׀me.re.Shitsome of [the] first ofH7225
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
פְּרִ֣יpe.Ri[the] fruit ofH6529
הָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.Mahthe groundH127
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
תָּבִ֧יאta.Vi'you will bring inH935
מֵֽאַרְצְךָ֛me.'ar.tze.Khafrom land yourH776
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
יְהוָ֧הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
נֹתֵ֥ןno.Ten[is] about to giveH5414
לָ֖ךְlakhto <the> you
וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.Taand you will put [it]H7760
בַטֶּ֑נֶאva.Te.ne'in the basketH2935
וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.Taand you will goH1980
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.Komthe placeH4725
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhereH834
יִבְחַר֙yiv.Charhe will chooseH977
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
לְשַׁכֵּ֥ןle.sha.Kento cause to dwellH7931
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034
שָֽׁם\׃ShamthereH8033

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 26:2

  • 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.

  • Exodus 23:16

    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.

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 16:10

    And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:

  • Exodus 34:26

    The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:20

    But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

  • Romans 11:16

    For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches.

  • Deuteronomy 12:5-6

    But unto the place which the Lord your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

  • Proverbs 3:9-10

    Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

  • James 1:18

    Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

  • Ezekiel 20:40

    For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord God, there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.

  • Romans 8:23

    And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
That thou shalt.
16:10; 18:4; Ex 23:16,19; 34:26; Le 2:12,14; Nu 18:12,13; 2Ki 4:42
2Ch 31:5; Ne 10:35-37; 12:44; 13:31; Pr 3:9,10; Jer 2:3; Eze 20:40
Eze 44:30; 48:14; Ro 8:23; 11:16; 16:5; 1Co 15:20,23; 16:2; Jas 1:18
Re 14:4
go unto.
12:5,6; Jos 18:1; 2Ch 6:6

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 26:1

    And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;

  • Deuteronomy 26:2

    That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there.

  • Deuteronomy 26:3

    And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the country which the Lord sware unto our fathers for to give us.

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Deuteronomy 26:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces tomarás de las primicias de todos los frutos de la tierra, que sacares de tu tierra que Jehová tu Dios te da, y lo pondrás en un canastillo, é irás al lugar que Jehová tu Dios escogiere para hacer habitar allí su nombre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		alors tu prendras des prémices de tous les fruits de la terre, que tu tireras de ton pays que l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, te donne, et tu les mettras dans une corbeille, et tu iras au lieu que l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, aura choisi pour y faire habiter son nom;
German
Elberfelder 1871		so sollst du von den Erstlingen aller Frucht des Erdbodens nehmen, die du von deinem Lande einbringen wirst, das Jehova, dein Gott, dir gibt, und sollst sie in einen Korb legen und an den Ort gehen, welchen Jehova, dein Gott, erwählen wird, um seinen Namen daselbst wohnen zu lassen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		tolles de cunctis frugibus tuis primitias, et pones in cartallo, pergesque ad locum quem Dominus Deus tuus elegerit, ut ibi invocetur nomen ejus: