- all the firstfruits:
- "Sanctifyª° unto me all¹ the firstborn,ª whatsoever¹ openethª the wombª among the childrenª of Israel,ª [both] of manª and of beast:ª it¹ [is] mine." {Exd 13:2} + "That thou shalt set apartª° unto the LORDª all¹ that openethª the matrix,ª and every¹ firstlingª that comethª of a beastª which¹ thou hast;¹ the malesª [shall be] the LORD'S.ª" {Exd 13:12} + "Thou shalt not¹ delayª° [to offer] the first of thy ripe fruits,ª and of thy liquors:ª the firstbornª of thy sonsª shalt thou giveª° unto me." {Exd 22:29} + "The firstª of the firstfruitsª of thy landª thou shalt bringª° into the houseª of the LORDª thy God.ª Thou shalt not¹ seetheª° a kidª in his mother'sª milk.ª" {Exd 23:19} + "Because¹ all¹ the firstbornª [are] mine; [for] on the dayª that I smoteª° all¹ the firstbornª in the landª of Egyptª I hallowedª° unto me all¹ the firstbornª in Israel,ª both manª¹ and¹ beast:ª mine shall they be:¹ I¹ [am] the LORD.ª" {Num 3:13} + "Then it shall be,¹ that, when ye eatª° of the breadª¹ of the land,ª ye shall offer upª° an heave offeringª unto the LORD.ª ... Of the firstª¹ of your doughª ye shall giveª° unto the LORDª an heave offeringª in your generations.ª" {Num 15:19-21} + "All¹ the bestª of the oil,ª and all¹ the bestª of the wine,ª and of the wheat,ª the firstfruitsª of them which¹ they shall offerª° unto the LORD,ª them have I givenª° thee. ... And the fleshª of them shall be¹ thine, as the waveª breastª and as the rightª shoulderª are¹ thine." {Num 18:12-18} + "And [this] your heave offeringª shall be reckonedª° unto you, as though [it were] the cornª of¹ the threshingfloor,ª and as the fulnessª of¹ the winepress.ª ... Therefore thou shalt sayª° unto¹ them, When ye have heavedª°¹ the bestª thereof from¹ it, then it shall be countedª° unto the Levitesª as the increaseª of the threshingfloor,ª and as the increaseª of the winepress.ª" {Num 18:27-30} + "The firstfruitª [also] of thy corn,ª of thy wine,ª and of thine oil,ª and the firstª of the fleeceª of thy sheep,ª shalt thou giveª° him." {Deu 18:4} + "Moreover he commandedª° the peopleª that dweltª° in Jerusalemª to giveª° the portionª of the priestsª and the Levites,ª that¹ they might be encouragedª° in the lawª of the LORD.ª ... And [concerning] the childrenª of Israelª and Judah,ª that dweltª° in the citiesª of Judah,ª they¹ also¹ brought inª° the titheª of oxenª and sheep,ª and the titheª of holy thingsª which were consecratedª° unto the LORDª their God,ª and laidª° [them] by heaps.ª" {2Ch 31:4-6} + "And Azariahª the chiefª priestª of the houseª of Zadokª answeredª°¹ him, and said,ª° Since [the people] beganª°¹ to bringª° the offeringsª into the houseª of the LORD,ª we have had enoughª° to eat,ª° and have leftª°¹ plenty:ª for¹ the LORDª hath blessedª°¹ his people;ª and that which is leftª° [is]¹ this¹ great store.ª" {2Ch 31:10} + "And to bringª°¹ the firstfruitsª of our ground,ª and the firstfruitsª of all¹ fruitª of all¹ trees,ª yearª by year,ª unto the houseª of the LORD:ª ... And [that] we should bringª° the firstfruitsª of our dough,ª and our offerings,ª and the fruitª of all¹ manner of trees,ª of wineª and of oil,ª unto the priests,ª to¹ the chambersª of the houseª of our God;ª and the tithesª of our groundª unto the Levites,ª that the same¹ Levitesª might have the tithesª° in all¹ the citiesª of our tillage.ª" {Neh 10:35-37} + "Of his own willª° begat¹ he²° usª with the wordª of truth,ª that² weª should beª° a kindª of firstfruitsª of his²¹ creatures.ª" {Jms 1:18}
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