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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/26.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/26.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When you have entered the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance and have taken possession of it and settled in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/26.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you as a special possession and you have conquered it and settled there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“When you come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance and have taken possession of it and live in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And it shall be, when thou <i>art</i> come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee <i>for</i> an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“And it shall be, when you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you <i>as</i> an inheritance, and you possess it and dwell in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and live in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and you possess it and live in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and you possess it and live in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Then it will be, when you enter the land which Yahweh your God gives you as an inheritance and you possess it and live in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and live in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and live in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and live in it, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD is giving you the land, and soon you will conquer it, settle down, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Soon you will enter and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you as your property. When you have settled there,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"After you have occupied the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have settled there, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"When you arrive in the land that the LORD your God is about to give you as an inheritance, take possession of it and settle in it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you occupy it and live in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />It shall be, when you have come in to the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance, and possess it, and dwell in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be, when thou hast come in to the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />It shall be, when you have come in to the land which Yahweh your God gives you for an inheritance, possess it, and dwell in it, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“And it has been, when you come into the land which your God YHWH is giving to you [for] an inheritance, and you have possessed it and dwelt in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And it hath been, when thou comest in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee -- an inheritance, and thou hast possessed it, and dwelt in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And it was when thou shalt come into the land which Jehovah thy God gave to thee an inheritance to possess it, and thou didst dwell in it:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And when thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God will give thee to possess, and hast conquered it, and dwellest in it: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“And when you will have entered into the land which the Lord your God will give to you to possess, and when you will have obtained it and are living within it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When you have come into the land which the LORD, your God, is giving you as a heritage, and have taken possession and settled in it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When you have come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND when you come into the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and possess it, and dwell in it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />"And when you have entered the land that LORD JEHOVAH your God gives to you as an inheritance, and you have possessed it, and you have settled in it;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and dost possess it, and dwell therein;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And it shall be when thou shalt have entered into the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit it, and thou shalt have inherited it, and thou shalt have dwelt upon it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=6854" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/26.htm">Offering Firstfruits and Tithes</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ṯā·ḇō·w (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">you enter</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nō·ṯên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">is giving</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5159.htm" title="5159: na·ḥă·lāh (N-fs) -- From nachal; properly, something inherited, i.e. occupancy, or an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion.">as an inheritance,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: wî·riš·tāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms:: 3fs) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">and you take possession of it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yā·šaḇ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and settle</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">in it,</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</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,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-11.htm">Joshua 1:11</a></span><br />“Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you will cross the Jordan to go in and take possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Exodus 23:19</a></span><br />Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-10.htm">Leviticus 23:10</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/15-18.htm">Numbers 15:18-21</a></span><br />“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you / and you eat the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to the LORD. / From the first of your dough, you are to lift up a cake as a contribution; offer it just like an offering from the threshing floor. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-11.htm">Joshua 5:11-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-35.htm">Nehemiah 10:35-37</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-5.htm">Exodus 13:5</a></span><br />And when the LORD brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites—the land He swore to your fathers that He would give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you shall keep this service in this month.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-34.htm">Leviticus 14:34</a></span><br />“When you enter the land of Canaan, which I am giving you as your possession, and I put a contamination of mildew into a house in that land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/18-12.htm">Numbers 18:12-13</a></span><br />I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits. / The firstfruits of everything in their land that they bring to the LORD will belong to you. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">2 Chronicles 31:5</a></span><br />As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-7.htm">Jeremiah 2:7</a></span><br />I brought you into a fertile land to eat its fruit and bounty, but you came and defiled My land and made My inheritance detestable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-6.htm">Ezekiel 20:6</a></span><br />On that day I swore to bring them out of the land of Egypt into a land that I had searched out for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-43.htm">Matthew 21:43</a></span><br />Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-23.htm">Romans 8:23</a></span><br />Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-8.htm">Hebrews 4:8-9</a></span><br />For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. / There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And it shall be, when you are come in to the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance, and possess it, and dwell therein;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-31.htm">Deuteronomy 5:31</a></b></br> But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do <i>them</i> in the land which I give them to possess it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-1.htm">Deuteronomy 6:1-10</a></b></br> Now these <i>are</i> the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do <i>them</i> in the land whither ye go to possess it: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/7-1.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1</a></b></br> When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;</p><div 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</td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the divine promise and fulfillment of the covenant God made with the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The land of Canaan is central to Israel's identity and destiny, representing God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7, 15</a>:18-21). The concept of inheritance underscores the idea that the land is a gift from God, not earned by Israel's merit but granted by His grace. This inheritance is a type of the eternal inheritance believers receive through Christ (<a href="/hebrews/9-15.htm">Hebrews 9:15</a>).<p><b>and you take possession of it</b><br>Taking possession involves both divine provision and human responsibility. The Israelites were to actively engage in conquering and settling the land, reflecting the partnership between divine sovereignty and human agency. This mirrors the Christian life, where believers are called to actively pursue the promises of God while relying on His strength (<a href="/philippians/2-12.htm">Philippians 2:12-13</a>). The historical context includes the conquest narratives in the Book of Joshua, where Israel, under Joshua's leadership, takes possession of the land through a series of divinely guided military campaigns.<p><b>and settle in it</b><br>Settling in the land implies establishing a permanent home and community, transitioning from a nomadic lifestyle to one of stability and rootedness. This settling is not just physical but spiritual, as the Israelites are to live according to God's laws and maintain a covenant relationship with Him. The cultural context involves adopting agricultural practices and forming societal structures in line with God's commandments. This settling foreshadows the rest and peace found in Christ, who provides a spiritual home and eternal rest for believers (<a href="/hebrews/4-9.htm">Hebrews 4:9-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are being addressed in this passage as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants as an inheritance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is fulfilling His promise to give the land to His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, who is delivering God's instructions to the people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance.htm">Inheritance</a></b><br>The land that God is giving to the Israelites, symbolizing His faithfulness and the fulfillment of His promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Reflect on how God fulfills His promises. Just as He gave the land to Israel, He is faithful to His promises to us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_blessing.htm">Preparation for Blessing</a></b><br>Consider how God prepares us for the blessings He has in store. The Israelites had to be ready to enter and possess the land; similarly, we must be prepared to receive God's blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inheritance_and_responsibility.htm">Inheritance and Responsibility</a></b><br>Understand that with inheritance comes responsibility. The Israelites were to live according to God's laws in the land. As Christians, we are called to live out our faith responsibly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_inheritance.htm">Spiritual Inheritance</a></b><br>Recognize the greater spiritual inheritance we have in Christ. The physical land was a shadow of the eternal inheritance we have as believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_worship.htm">Gratitude and Worship</a></b><br>Emphasize the importance of gratitude and worship in response to God's gifts. The Israelites were to bring the firstfruits as an act of worship, reminding us to offer our lives as living sacrifices.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_early_israelites_offer_firstfruits.htm">How did early Israelites fulfill the centralized requirement of bringing firstfruits (Deuteronomy 26) before a formal temple or priesthood was consistently established? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_firstfruits_offering.htm">What is the Firstfruits Offering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_feast_of_firstfruits.htm">What is the Feast of Firstfruits?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_offerings.htm">What does the Bible say about church offerings?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div><span class= "bld">XXVI.</span><p><a href="/context/deuteronomy/26-1.htm" title="And it shall be, when you are come in to the land which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance, and possess it, and dwell therein;">Deuteronomy 26:1-11</a>. <span class= "bld">PRESENTATION OF THE FIRST FRUITS.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">When thou art come in.</span>--Rashi says they were not bound to the discharge of this duty until they had conquered and divided the land. But the state of things described in the Book of Joshua (<a href="/context/joshua/21-43.htm" title="And the LORD gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelled therein.">Joshua 21:43-45</a>) would demand it. From the words of <a href="/deuteronomy/26-11.htm" title="And you shall rejoice in every good thing which the LORD your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.">Deuteronomy 26:11</a>, "thou shalt rejoice," the Jews gather that the thanksgiving to be said over the firstfruits (in <a href="/context/deuteronomy/26-5.htm" title="And you shall speak and say before the LORD your God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:">Deuteronomy 26:5-10</a>) must be said at some time between the close of the feast of unleavened bread on the twenty-first day of the first month (the "solemn assembly" of <a href="/deuteronomy/16-8.htm" title="Six days you shall eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD your God: you shall do no work therein.">Deuteronomy 16:8</a>) and the Feast of Tabernacles. If firstfruits were presented between the Feast of Tabernacles and the Passover, this formula was not used (Rashi). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-11.</span> - Of the firstfruits the Israelite was to take a portion, and placing it in a basket, to bring it to the place of the sanctuary, where it was to be received by the attendant priest. The offerer was to accompany his presentation with the declaration, "I profess this day unto the Lord thy God, that I am come unto the country which the Lord swore unto our fathers for to give us;" and the priest having set the basket down before the altar, the offerer was to make confession and prayer, gratefully acknowledging the Divine favor showed to Israel in choosing them to be a great nation, in delivering them out of Egypt, and bringing them into a rich and fertile land; and along with this his bounty to the individual who now presented the firstfruits of his land unto the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you enter</span><br /><span class="heb">תָב֣וֹא</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֔רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is giving</span><br /><span class="heb">נֹתֵ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(nō·ṯên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you as an inheritance,</span><br /><span class="heb">נַחֲלָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(na·ḥă·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5159.htm">Strong's 5159: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you take possession of it</span><br /><span class="heb">וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(wî·riš·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and settle</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָשַׁ֥בְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·šaḇ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in it,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">Deuteronomy 26:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/26-1.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 26:1 It shall be when you are come (Deut. 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