As soon as the orderspread,the sonsof Israelprovidedin abundancethe firstfruitsof grain,newwine,oil,honeyand of allthe produceof the field;and they broughtin abundantlythe titheof all.
On that daymenwere also appointedoverthe chambersfor the stores,the contributions,the firstfruitsand the tithes,to gatherinto them from the fieldsof the citiesthe portionsrequired by the lawfor the priestsand Levites;for Judahrejoicedoverthe priestsand Leviteswho served.
AllJudahthen broughtthe titheof the grain,wineand oilinto the storehouses.
and [I arranged] for the supplyof woodat appointedtimesand for the firstfruits.Rememberme, O my God,for good.
"You shall not delay[the offering from] your harvestand your vintage.The firstbornof your sonsyou shall giveto Me.
"You shall bringthe choicefirstfruitsof your soilinto the houseof the LORDyour God."You are not to boila younggoatin the milkof its mother.
"You shall celebratethe Feastof Weeks,[that is], the firstfruitsof the wheatharvest,and the Feastof Ingatheringat the turnof the year.
"You shall bringthe very firstof the firstfruitsof your soilinto the houseof the LORDyour God."You shall not boila younggoatin its mother'smilk."
Takefrom among you a contributionto the LORD;whoeveris of a willingheart,let him bringit as the LORD'Scontribution:gold,silver,and bronze,
Honorthe LORDfrom your wealthAnd from the firstof allyour produce;
Thus allthe titheof the land,of the seedof the landor of the fruitof the tree,is the LORD'S;it is holyto the LORD.
"Allthe bestof the freshoiland allthe bestof the freshwineand of the grain,the firstfruitsof those whichthey giveto the LORD,I givethem to you.
"The firstripefruitsof allthat is in their land,whichthey bringto the LORD,shall be yours; everyoneof your householdwho is cleanmay eatit.
Then the LORDspoketo Aaron,"Now behold,I Myselfhave givenyou chargeof My offerings,even allthe holygifts of the sonsof IsraelI have giventhem to you as a portionand to your sonsas a perpetualallotment.
And not onlythis, but alsowe ourselves,havingthe first fruitsof the Spirit,evenwe ourselvesgroanwithinourselves,waiting eagerlyfor [our] adoption as sons,the redemptionof our body.
But nowChristhas been raisedfrom the dead,the first fruitsof thosewho are asleep.
In the exercise of His willHe brought us forthby the wordof truth,sothat we would be a kindof first fruitsamong His creatures.
Theseare the ones who have not been defiledwith women,for they have kept themselveschaste.These[are] the ones who followthe LambwhereverHe goes.Thesehave been purchasedfrom amongmenas first fruitsto Godand to the Lamb.
