May God give to you – from the dew of the sky and from the richness of the land – an abundance of grain and new wine.
Numbers 18:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised I am giving you all the best of the fresh oil, new wine, and grain, which the Israelites give to the Lord as their firstfruits. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All the best of the oil, and all the best of the [fresh] wine and of the grain, the firstfruits of what they give to the Lord, to you have I given them. American Standard Version (1901) All the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first-fruits of them which they give unto Jehovah, to thee have I given them. Common English Bible All the choice oil, new wine, and the grain’s first harvest that they give to the LORD, I’m giving to you. Catholic Public Domain Version All the innermost of the oil, and of the wine, and of the grain, whatever first-fruits they offer to the Lord, I have given to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All the best of the oil, and of the wine, and of the corn, whatsoever first-fruits they offer to the Lord, I have given them to thee. |
May God give to you – from the dew of the sky and from the richness of the land – an abundance of grain and new wine.
A man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with his sack full of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first bread of the harvest. Elisha said, ‘Give it to the people to eat.’
When the word spread, the Israelites gave liberally of the best of the grain, new wine, fresh oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance, a tenth of everything.
‘You must not hold back offerings from your harvest or your vats. Give me the firstborn of your sons.
‘Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the Lord your God. ‘You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
‘Bring the best firstfruits of your land to the house of the Lord your God. ‘You must not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.’
The best of all the firstfruits of every kind and contribution of every kind from all your gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest so that a blessing may rest on your homes.
You may present them to the Lord as an offering of firstfruits, but they are not to be offered on the altar as a pleasing aroma.
‘If you present a grain offering of firstfruits to the Lord, you are to present fresh ears of corn, crushed grain, roasted on the fire, for your grain offering of firstfruits.
Bring two loaves of bread from your settlements as a presentation offering, each of them made from four litres of fine flour, baked with yeast, as firstfruits to the Lord.
The priest will present the lambs with the bread of firstfruits as a presentation offering before the Lord; the bread and the two lambs will be holy to the Lord for the priest.
This is the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether it is an ox, a sheep, or a goat; the priests are to be given the shoulder, jaws, and stomach.
You are to give him the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and fresh oil, and the first sheared wool of your flock.
take some of the first of all the land’s produce that you harvest from the land the Lord your God is giving you and put it in a basket. Then go to the place where the Lord your God chooses to have his name dwell.
curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat; you drank wine from the finest grapes.