26"After you have occupied the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have settled there,H935H776H3068H430H5414H5159H3423H34272each of you must place in a basket the first part of each crop that you harvest and you must take it with you to the one place of worship.H3947H7225H6529H127H935H776H3068H430H5414H7760H2935H1980H4725H3068H430H977H7931H80343Go to the priest in charge at that time and say to him, 'I now acknowledge to the LORD my God that I have entered the land that he promised our ancestors to give us.'H935H3548H3117H559H5046H3117H3068H430H935H776H3068H7650H1H54144"The priest will take the basket from you and place it before the altar of the LORD your God.H3548H3947H2935H3027H3240H6440H4196H3068H4305Then, in the LORD's presence you will recite these words: 'My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, who took his family to Egypt to live. They were few in number when they went there, but they became a large and powerful nation.H6030H559H6440H3068H430H761H6H1H3381H4714H1481H4962H4592H1471H1419H6099H72276The Egyptians treated us harshly and forced us to work as slaves.H4713H7489H6031H5414H7186H56567Then we cried out for help to the LORD, the God of our ancestors. He heard us and saw our suffering, hardship, and misery.H6817H3068H430H1H3068H8085H6963H7200H6040H5999H39068By his great power and strength he rescued us from Egypt. He worked miracles and wonders, and caused terrifying things to happen.H3068H3318H4714H2389H3027H5186H2220H1419H4172H226H41599He brought us here and gave us this rich and fertile land.H935H4725H5414H776H776H2100H2461H170610So now I bring to the LORD the first part of the harvest that he has given me.' "Then set the basket down in the LORD's presence and worship there.H935H6529H7225H127H3068H5414H3240H6440H3068H430H7812H6440H3068H43011Be grateful for the good things that the LORD your God has given you and your family; and let the Levites and the foreigners who live among you join in the celebration.H8055H2896H3068H430H5414H1004H3881H1616H713012"Every third year give the tithe - a tenth of your crops - to the Levites, the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, so that in every community they will have all they need to eat. When you have done this,H3615H6237H4643H8393H7992H8141H8141H4643H5414H3881H1616H3490H490H398H8179H764613say to the LORD, 'None of the sacred tithe is left in my house; I have given it to the Levites, the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, as you commanded me to do. I have not disobeyed or forgotten any of your commands concerning the tithe.H559H6440H3068H430H1197H6944H1004H5414H3881H1616H3490H490H4687H6680H5674H4687H791114I have not eaten any of it when I was mourning; I have not taken any of it out of my house when I was ritually unclean; and I have not given any of it as an offering for the dead. I have obeyed you, O LORD; I have done everything you commanded concerning the tithe.H398H205H1197H2931H5414H4191H8085H6963H3068H430H6213H668015Look down from your holy place in heaven and bless your people Israel; bless also the rich and fertile land that you have given us, as you promised our ancestors.'H8259H6944H4583H8064H1288H5971H3478H127H5414H7650H1H776H2100H2461H1706
The Lord’s Own People
16"Today the LORD your God commands you to obey all his laws; so obey them faithfully with all your heart.H3117H3068H430H6680H6213H2706H4941H8104H6213H3824H531517Today you have acknowledged the LORD as your God; you have promised to obey him, to keep all his laws, and to do all that he commands.H559H3068H3117H430H3212H1870H8104H2706H4687H4941H8085H696318Today the LORD has accepted you as his own people, as he promised you; and he commands you to obey all his laws.H3068H559H3117H5459H5971H1696H8104H468719He will make you greater than any other nation that he has created, and you will bring praise and honor to his name. You will be his own people, as he promised."H5414H5945H1471H6213H8416H8034H8597H6918H5971H3068H430H1696
