"You shall bringthe choicefirstfruitsof your soilinto the houseof the LORDyour God."You are not to boila younggoatin the milkof its mother.
and that they might bringthe firstfruitsof our groundand the firstfruitsof allthe fruitof everytreeto the houseof the LORDannually,
and bringto the houseof our Godthe firstbornof our sonsand of our cattle,and the firstbornof our herdsand our flocksas it is writtenin the law,for the priestswho are ministeringin the houseof our God.
"You shall not curseGod,norcursea rulerof your people.
"You shall not delay[the offering from] your harvestand your vintage.The firstbornof your sonsyou shall giveto Me.
"You shall bringthe very firstof the firstfruitsof your soilinto the houseof the LORDyour God."You shall not boila younggoatin its mother'smilk."
A righteousmanhasregardfor the lifeof his animal,But [even] the compassionof the wickedis cruel.
Honorthe LORDfrom your wealthAnd from the firstof allyour produce;
For the customsof the peoplesare delusion;Becauseit is woodcutfrom the forest,The workof the handsof a craftsmanwith a cuttingtool.
"The firstof allthe firstfruitsof everykind and everycontributionof everykind, from allyour contributions,shall be for the priests;you shall also giveto the priestthe firstof your doughto cause a blessingto reston your house.
"Alongsidethe borderof the prieststhe Levites[shall have] 25,000[cubits] in lengthand 10,000in width.The wholelength[shall be] 25,000[cubits] and the width10000
"Moreover, they shall not sellor exchangeanyof it, or alienatethis choice[portion] of land;for it is holyto the LORD.
From the firstof your doughyou shall giveto the LORDan offeringthroughout your generations.
But nowChristhas been raisedfrom the dead,the first fruitsof thosewho are asleep.
"You shall not eatanythingwhichdies[of itself]. You may giveit to the alienwhois in your town,so that he may eatit, oryou may sellit to a foreigner,for you are a holypeopleto the LORDyour God.You shall not boila younggoatin its mother'smilk.
Nowbehold,I have broughtthe firstof the produceof the groundwhichYou, O LORDhave givenme.' And you shall setit downbeforethe LORDyour God,and worshipbeforethe LORDyour God;
that you shall takesomeof the firstof allthe produceof the groundwhichyou bringin from your landthat the LORDyour Godgivesyou, and you shall put[it] in a basketand goto the placewherethe LORDyour Godchoosesto establishHis name.
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.
