26"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.H935H776H3068H430H5414H5159H3423H3427 2Gather all the first produce of the ground that you harvest from your land that the Lord your God is about to give you, place it in a basket, and bring it to the place where the Lord your God will choose to establish his name.H3947H7225H6529H127H935H776H3068H430H5414H7760H2935H1980H4725H3068H430H977H7931H8034 3Approach the priest who is in charge at that time and say to him, 'I acknowledge today to the Lord your God that I've arrived in the land that the Lord promised our ancestors to give us.'H935H3548H3117H559H5046H3117H3068H430H935H776H3068H7650H1H5414 4"Then the priest will take the basket from you and place it in front of the altar of the Lord your God.H3548H3947H2935H3027H3240H6440H4196H3068H430 5Then you are to affirm and declare in the presence of the Lord your God: A wandering Aramean was my ancestor, who went down to Egypt and traveled there with very few family members, yet there he became a great, powerful, and populous nation.H6030H559H6440H3068H430H761H6H1H3381H4714H1481H4962H4592H1471H1419H6099H7227 6But the Egyptians oppressed us, afflicted us, and assigned us to hard labor.H4713H7489H6031H5414H7186H5656 7So we cried out to the Lord God of our ancestors, and he heard our cries and observed our affliction, trouble, and oppression.H6817H3068H430H1H3068H8085H6963H7200H6040H5999H3906 8The Lord brought us out of Egypt with his awesome power, with great terror, signs, and wonders.H3068H3318H4714H2389H3027H5186H2220H1419H4172H226H4159 9And then we arrived at this place, and he gave this land to us, flowing with milk and honey.H935H4725H5414H776H776H2100H2461H1706 10Now, look - I brought the first produce of the land that you, Lord, have given me. Then set it in the presence of the Lord your God and worship him.H935H6529H7225H127H3068H5414H3240H6440H3068H430H7812H6440H3068H430 11Rejoice with the Levites and the foreigner among you at all the good things that the Lord your God has given you and your family."H8055H2896H3068H430H5414H1004H3881H1616H7130 12"When you have finished your harvest, reserve the tithe in the third year (the year of the tithe), and give the entire tithe to the Levites, to the foreigners, to the orphans, and to the widows, so they may eat and be satisfied in your cities.H3615H6237H4643H8393H7992H8141H8141H4643H5414H3881H1616H3490H490H398H8179H7646 13Then declare in the presence of the Lord your God: 'I've removed the holy offering from my house and given it to the Levites, to the foreigners, to the orphans, and to the widows just as you have commanded me. I haven't violated or forgotten your commands.H559H6440H3068H430H1197H6944H1004H5414H3881H1616H3490H490H4687H6680H5674H4687H7911 14I haven't eaten any part of it while mourning, nor removed any part of it while unclean, nor offered any of it to the dead. I've obeyed the voice of the Lord my God and did all that he commanded me.H398H205H1197H2931H5414H4191H8085H6963H3068H430H6213H6680 15Look down from your holy habitation in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land that you have given us, just as you promised our ancestors - a land flowing with milk and honey.'"H8259H6944H4583H8064H1288H5971H3478H127H5414H7650H1H776H2100H2461H1706 16"The Lord your God is commanding you this very day to observe these statutes and judgments. Be careful to obey them with all your heart and soul.H3117H3068H430H6680H6213H2706H4941H8104H6213H3824H5315 17You have declared this very day that the Lord will be your God. You are to walk in his ways, keep his statutes, commands, and judgments, and obey his voice.H559H3068H3117H430H3212H1870H8104H2706H4687H4941H8085H6963 18The Lord affirmed this day that you are his prized possession. Therefore observe his commands,H3068H559H3117H5459H5971H1696H8104H4687 19so he may elevate you far above all the nations that he has made. Then you will live to the praise, fame, and glory of God, and so be a nation that is holy to the Lord your God, as he has promised."2616H5414H5945H1471H6213H8416H8034H8597H6918H5971H3068H430H1696
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