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1. You will enter the land the Lord your God is giving you as your own. You will take it over. You will settle down in it.
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1. And it shall be H1961 , when H3588 thou art come in H935 unto H413 the land H776 which H834 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 giveth H5414 thee for an inheritance H5159 , and possessest H3423 it , and dwellest H3427 therein;
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2. When you do, get some of the first share of everything your soil produces. Put it in a basket. It's from the land the Lord your God is giving you. Take your gifts and go to the special place he will choose. He will put his Name there.
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2. That thou shalt take H3947 of the first H4480 H7225 of all H3605 the fruit H6529 of the earth H127 , which H834 thou shalt bring H935 of thy land H4480 H776 that H834 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 giveth H5414 thee , and shalt put H7760 it in a basket H2935 , and shalt go H1980 unto H413 the place H4725 which H834 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 shall choose H977 to place H7931 his name H8034 there H8033 .
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3. Speak to the priest who is in office at that time. Tell him, "I announce today to the Lord your God that I have come to this land. It's the land he promised with an oath to our fathers to give us."
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3. And thou shalt go H935 unto H413 the priest H3548 that H834 shall be H1961 in those H1992 days H3117 , and say H559 unto H413 him , I profess H5046 this day H3117 unto the LORD H3068 thy God H430 , that H3588 I am come H935 unto H413 the country H776 which H834 the LORD H3068 swore H7650 unto our fathers H1 for to give H5414 us.
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4. The priest will take the basket from you. He'll set it down in front of the altar of the Lord your God.
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4. And the priest H3548 shall take H3947 the basket H2935 out of thine hand H4480 H3027 , and set it down H5117 before H6440 the altar H4196 of the LORD H3068 thy God H430 .
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5. Then you will speak while the Lord is listening. You will say, "My father Jacob was a wanderer from the land of Aram. He went down into Egypt with a few people. He lived there and became the father of a great nation. It had huge numbers of people.
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5. And thou shalt speak H6030 and say H559 before H6440 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 , A Syrian H761 ready to perish H6 was my father H1 , and he went down H3381 into Egypt H4714 , and sojourned H1481 there H8033 with a few H4692 H4592 , and became H1961 there H8033 a nation H1471 , great H1419 , mighty H6099 , and populous H7227 :
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6. "But the people of Egypt treated us badly. They made us suffer. They made us work very hard.
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6. And the Egyptians H4713 evil entreated H7489 us , and afflicted H6031 us , and laid H5414 upon H5921 us hard H7186 bondage H5656 :
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7. Then we cried out to the Lord. He is the God of our people who lived long ago. He heard our voice. He saw how much we were suffering. The Egyptians were crushing us. They were making us work very hard.
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7. And when we cried H6817 unto H413 the LORD H3068 God H430 of our fathers H1 , the LORD H3068 heard H8085 H853 our voice H6963 , and looked on H7200 H853 our affliction H6040 , and our labor H5999 , and our oppression H3906 :
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8. "So the Lord reached out his mighty hand and powerful arm and brought us out of Egypt. He did great and wonderful things. He did miraculous signs and wonders.
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8. And the LORD H3068 brought us forth H3318 out of Egypt H4480 H4714 with a mighty H2389 hand H3027 , and with an outstretched H5186 arm H2220 , and with great H1419 terribleness H4172 , and with signs H226 , and with wonders H4159 :
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9. He brought us to this place. He gave us this land. It's a land that has plenty of milk and honey.
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9. And he hath brought H935 us into H413 this H2088 place H4725 , and hath given H5414 us H853 this H2063 land H776 , even a land H776 that floweth H2100 with milk H2461 and honey H1706 .
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10. "Now, Lord, I'm bringing you the first share of crops from the soil. After all, you have given them to me." Place the basket in front of the Lord your God. Bow down to him.
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10. And now H6258 , behold H2009 , I have brought H935 H853 the firstfruits H7225 H6529 of the land H127 , which H834 thou , O LORD H3068 , hast given H5414 me . And thou shalt set H5117 it before H6440 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 , and worship H7812 before H6440 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 :
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11. You and the Levites and the outsiders among you will be full of joy. You will enjoy all of the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your family.
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11. And thou shalt rejoice H8055 in every H3605 good H2896 thing which H834 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 hath given H5414 unto thee , and unto thine house H1004 , thou H859 , and the Levite H3881 , and the stranger H1616 that H834 is among H7130 you.
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12. You will set apart a tenth of everything you produce in the third year. That's the year for giving the tenth to people who have special needs. You will give it to the Levites, outsiders and widows. You will also give it to children whose fathers have died. Then all of them will have plenty to eat in your towns.
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12. When H3588 thou hast made an end H3615 of tithing H6237 H853 all H3605 the tithes H4643 of thine increase H8393 the third H7992 year H8141 , which is the year H8141 of tithing H4643 , and hast given H5414 it unto the Levite H3881 , the stranger H1616 , the fatherless H3490 , and the widow H490 , that they may eat H398 within thy gates H8179 , and be filled H7646 ;
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13. Speak to the Lord your God. Say to him, "I have taken your sacred share from my house. I have given it to the Levites, outsiders and widows. I have also given it to children whose fathers have died. I've done everything you commanded me to do. I haven't turned away from your commands. I haven't forgotten any of them.
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13. Then thou shalt say H559 before H6440 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 , I have brought away H1197 the hallowed things H6944 out of H4480 mine house H1004 , and also H1571 have given H5414 them unto the Levite H3881 , and unto the stranger H1616 , to the fatherless H3490 , and to the widow H490 , according to all H3605 thy commandments H4687 which H834 thou hast commanded H6680 me : I have not H3808 transgressed H5674 thy commandments H4480 H4687 , neither H3808 have I forgotten H7911 them :
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14. I haven't eaten any part of your sacred share while I was sobbing over someone who had died. I haven't taken any of it from my house while I was 'unclean.' And I haven't offered any of it to the dead. Lord my God, I've obeyed you. I've done everything you commanded me to do.
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14. I have not H3808 eaten H398 thereof H4480 in my mourning H205 , neither H3808 have I taken away H1197 aught thereof H4480 for any unclean H2931 use , nor H3808 given H5414 aught thereof H4480 for the dead H4191 : but I have hearkened H8085 to the voice H6963 of the LORD H3068 my God H430 , and have done H6213 according to all H3605 that H834 thou hast commanded H6680 me.
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15. "Look down from the holy place where you live in heaven. Bless your people Israel. Bless the land you have given us. It's the land you promised with an oath to give to our fathers. It's a land that has plenty of milk and honey."
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15. Look down H8259 from thy holy H6944 habitation H4480 H4583 , from H4480 heaven H8064 , and bless H1288 H853 thy people H5971 H853 Israel H3478 , and the land H127 which H834 thou hast given H5414 us, as H834 thou sworest H7650 unto our fathers H1 , a land H776 that floweth H2100 with milk H2461 and honey H1706 .
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16. This very day the Lord your God commands you to follow all of those rules and laws. Be careful to obey them with all your heart and with all your soul.
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16. This H2088 day H3117 the LORD H3068 thy God H430 hath commanded H6680 thee to do H6213 H853 these H428 statutes H2706 and judgments H4941 : thou shalt therefore keep H8104 and do H6213 them with all H3605 thine heart H3824 , and with all H3605 thy soul H5315 .
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17. Today you have announced that the Lord is your God. You have said you would live exactly as he wants you to live. You have agreed to keep his rules, commands and laws. And you have said you would obey him.
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17. Thou hast avouched H559 H853 the LORD H3068 this day H3117 to be H1961 thy God H430 , and to walk H1980 in his ways H1870 , and to keep H8104 his statutes H2706 , and his commandments H4687 , and his judgments H4941 , and to hearken H8085 unto his voice H6963 :
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18. Today the Lord has announced that you are his people. He has said that you are his special treasure. He promised that you would be. He has told you to keep all of his commands.
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18. And the LORD H3068 hath avouched H559 thee this day H3117 to be H1961 his peculiar H5459 people H5971 , as H834 he hath promised H1696 thee , and that thou shouldest keep H8104 all H3605 his commandments H4687 ;
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19. He has announced that he will make you famous. He'll give you more praise and honor than all of the other nations he has made. And he has said that you will be a holy nation. The Lord your God has set you apart for himself. That's exactly what he promised to do.
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19. And to make H5414 thee high H5945 above H5921 all H3605 nations H1471 which H834 he hath made H6213 , in praise H8416 , and in name H8034 , and in honor H8597 ; and that thou mayest be H1961 a holy H6918 people H5971 unto the LORD H3068 thy God H430 , as H834 he hath spoken H1696 .
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