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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Deuteronomy 26</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/deuteronomy/26.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//deuteronomy/26-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/deuteronomy/">Deuteronomy</a> > Deuteronomy 26</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../deuteronomy/25.htm" title="Deuteronomy 25">◄</a> Deuteronomy 26 <a href="../deuteronomy/27.htm" title="Deuteronomy 27">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/26.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/26.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/26.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/26.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/26.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/26.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/26.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Offering Firstfruits and Tithes<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../leviticus/27.htm#30">Leviticus 27:30–34</a>; <a href ="../deuteronomy/14.htm#22">Deuteronomy 14:22–29</a>; <a href ="../nehemiah/13.htm#10">Nehemiah 13:10–14</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it, <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>you 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, <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>to the priest who is serving at that time, and say to him, “I declare today to the LORD your God that I have entered the land that the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.” <A name="5"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then the priest shall take the basket from your hands and place it before the altar of the LORD your God, <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But the Egyptians mistreated us and afflicted us, putting us to hard labor. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>So we called out to the LORD, the God of our fathers; and the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, toil, and oppression. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror, signs, and wonders. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land that You, O LORD, have given me.” <p class="reg"> Then you are to place the basket before the LORD your God and bow down before Him. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>So you shall rejoice—you, the Levite, and the foreigner dwelling among you—in all the good things the LORD your God has given to you and your household. <A name="13"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates. <A name="14"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Look down from Your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land You have given us as You swore to our fathers—a land flowing with milk and honey.” <A name="17"></a><p class="hdg">Obey the LORD’s Commands<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul. <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice. <A name="19"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments, <span class="reftext"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>that He will set you high in praise and name and honor above all the nations He has made, and that you will be a holy people to the LORD your God, as He has promised.</p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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