Exodus 34:26
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26 The choicest first fruits of your soil you shall bring to the house of the Lord, your God.
You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.(A)
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Leviticus 27:30
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30 [a]All tithes of the land, whether in grain from the fields or in fruit from the trees, belong to the Lord; they are sacred to the Lord.(A)
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- 27:30–33 On the regulation concerning the tithes see Dt 14:22–29.
Deuteronomy 26:2
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2 you shall take some first fruits(A) of the various products of the soil which you harvest from the land the Lord, your God, is giving you; put them in a basket and go to the place which the Lord, your God, will choose as the dwelling place for his name.
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Ben Sira 7:31
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31 Honor God and respect the priest;
give him his portion as you have been commanded:(A)
First fruits and contributions,
his portion of victims and holy offerings.[a]
Footnotes
- 7:31 First fruits…holy offerings: cf. Ex 29:27; Lv 7:31–34; Nm 18:8–20; Dt 18:1–5.
Ben Sira 35:7
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7 for all that you offer is in fulfillment of the precepts.(A)
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