Judith 11:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 They have decided to consume the first fruits of the grain and the tithes of the wine and oil, which they had consecrated and set aside for the priests who minister in the presence of our God in Jerusalem—things it is not lawful for any of the people even to touch with their hands. Flere versionerCommon English Bible They have decided to eat the early produce from the grain and one-tenth of the wine and olive oil that were set apart and reserved for the priests who serve in Jerusalem in the presence of our God—things it isn’t lawful for the people even to touch with their hands. Catholic Public Domain Version And I, your maidservant, knowing this, have fled from them, and the Lord has sent me to report to you these same things. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I, thy handmaid, knowing this, am fled from them; and the Lord hath sent me to tell thee these very things. Good News Translation (US Version) They have decided to eat the wheat set aside from the early harvest and the tithes of wine and oil, which are holy and are reserved for the priests who serve God in Jerusalem. The rest of us are forbidden even to touch this sacred food, World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers They are resolved to spend the first fruits of the grain and the tithes of the wine and the oil, which they had sanctified and reserved for the priests who stand before the face of our God in Jerusalem, which it is not fitting for any of the people so much as to touch with their hands. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition They're going to eat the offerings that have been dedicated to God and have been set aside for the priests who serve him in the Jerusalem temple. These offerings include the first harvests of wheat and ten percent of their wine and olive oil. Only the priests are supposed to touch these things, |