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Numbers 18:12

All the best of the oil, and of the wine, and of the corn, whatsoever firstfruits they offer to the Lord, I have given them to thee.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - First Fruits;   Offerings;   Priest;   Wheat;   Thompson Chain Reference - Dues, Priests';   First-Fruits;   Leaders;   Levites;   Ministers;   Ownership, Divine;   Priests;   Religious;   Stewardship-Ownership;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - First Fruits, the;   Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Wine;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Firstfruits;   Priest;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Firstfruits;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Fat;   Fruit;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Elisha;   Fat;   Firstfruits;   Pentateuch;   Priest;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Firstfruits;   Wheat;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron's Rod;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Wheat;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Levites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Covenant;   First-fruits;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;   Oil;   Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Best;   Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   First-Fruits;   Wine;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Fat;   First-Fruits;   Heave-Offering;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
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 to the LORD, to you have I given them.
King James Version
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.
Lexham English Bible
All the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and their best grain that they have given to Yahweh, I have given them to you.
New Century Version
"And I give you all the best olive oil and all the best new wine and grain. This is what the Israelites give to me, the Lord , from the first crops they harvest.
New English Translation
"All the best of the olive oil and all the best of the wine and of the wheat, the first fruits of these things that they give to the Lord , I have given to you.
Amplified Bible
"All the best of the fresh [olive] oil, and all the best of the new wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the LORD, I give them to you.
New American Standard Bible
"All the best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of what they give to the LORD, I have given them to you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
All the fat of the oyle, and all the fat of the wine, and of the wheate, which they shal offer vnto the Lord for their first fruites, I haue giuen them vnto thee.
Legacy Standard Bible
All the best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to Yahweh, I give them to you.
Contemporary English Version
For example, when the Israelites bring me the first batches of oil, wine, and grain, you can have the best parts of those gifts.
Complete Jewish Bible
All the best of the olive oil, wine and grain, the first portion of what they give to Adonai , I have given to you.
Darby Translation
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they give to Jehovah, have I given thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
"And I give you all the best olive oil and all the best new wine and grain. These are the things that the Israelites give to me, the Lord . These are the first things that they gather in their harvest.
English Standard Version
All the best of the oil and all the best of the wine and of the grain, the firstfruits of what they give to the Lord , I give to you.
George Lamsa Translation
All the best of the oil and all the best of the wheat and of the wine, the firstfruits of them that they shall give to the LORD, I have given them to you.
Good News Translation
"I am giving you all the best of the first produce which the Israelites give me each year: olive oil, wine, and grain.
Christian Standard Bible®
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.
Literal Translation
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine, and wheat, the first fruits of them which they give to Jehovah, I have given to you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
All the fat of the oyle, and all ye fat of the wyne and corne of their firstlinges, that they geue vnto the LORDE, haue I geuen vnto ye.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
All the best of the oil and the wine and the grain, the first-fruits of them which they give to the Lord, to you have I given them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Al the fat of the oyle, & al the fat of the wine, & of the wheate, which they shall offer vnto the Lorde for first fruites, the same haue I geuen vnto thee.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the corn, the first part of them which they give unto the LORD, to thee have I given them.
King James Version (1611)
All the best of the oyle, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the first fruits of them which they shall offer vnto the Lord, them haue I giuen thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Every first-offering of oil, and every first-offering of wine, their first-fruits of corn, whatsoever they may give to the Lord, to thee have I given them.
English Revised Version
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the corn, the firstfruits of them which they give unto the LORD, to thee have I given them.
Berean Standard Bible
I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y yaf to thee al the merowe of oile, and of wyn, and of wheete, what euer thing of the firste fruytis thei schulen offre to the Lord.
Young's Literal Translation
all the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine, and wheat -- their first-[fruits] which they give to Jehovah -- to thee I have given them.
Update Bible Version
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 to Yahweh, to you I have given them.
Webster's Bible Translation
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the first-fruits of them which they shall offer to the LORD, them have I given to thee.
World English Bible
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 to Yahweh, to you have I given them.
New King James Version
"All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, their firstfruits which they offer to the LORD, I have given them to you.
New Living Translation
"I also give you the harvest gifts brought by the people as offerings to the Lord —the best of the olive oil, new wine, and grain.
New Life Bible
I give to you all the best of the oil and all the best of the wine and of the grain, the first-fruits of what they give to the Lord.
New Revised Standard
All the best of the oil and all the best of the wine and of the grain, the choice produce that they give to the Lord , I have given to you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
All the best of oil, and all the best of new-wine and corn, - the firstfruits thereof which they shall give unto Yahweh, unto thee, have I given them.
Revised Standard Version
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine and of the grain, the first fruits of what they give to the LORD, I give to you.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"All the best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the LORD, I give them to you.

Contextual Overview

8 And the Lord said to Aaron: Behold I have given thee the charge of my firstfruits. All things that are sanctified by the children of Israel, I have delivered to thee and to thy sons for the priestly office, by everlasting ordinances. 9 These therefore shalt thou take of the things that are sanctified, and are offered to the Lord. Every offering, and sacrifice, and whatsoever is rendered to me for sin and for trespass, and becometh holy of holies, shall be for thee and thy sons. 10 Thou shalt eat it in the sanctuary: the males only shall eat thereof, because it is a consecrated thing to thee. 11 But the firstfruits, which the children of Israel shall vow and offer, I have given to thee, and to thy sons, and to thy daughters, by a perpetual law. He that is clean in thy house, shall eat them. 12 All the best of the oil, and of the wine, and of the corn, whatsoever firstfruits they offer to the Lord, I have given them to thee. 13 All the firstripe of the fruits, that the ground bringeth forth, and which are brought to the Lord, shall be for thy use: he that is clean in thy house, shall eat them. 14 Every thing that the children of Israel shall give by vow, shall be thine. 15 Whatsoever is firstborn of all flesh, which they offer to the Lord, whether it be of men, or of beasts, shall belong to thee: only for the firstborn of man thou shalt take a price, and every beast that is unclean thou shalt cause to be redeemed, 16 And the redemption of it shall be after one month, for five sicles of silver, by the weight of the sanctuary. A sicle hath twenty obols. 17 But the firstling of a cow, and of a sheep and of a goat thou shalt not cause to be redeemed, because they are sanctified to the Lord. Their blood only thou shalt pour upon the altar, and their fat thou shalt burn for a most sweet odour to the Lord.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

best of the oil: Heb. fat, Numbers 18:29

the firstfruits: Numbers 15:19-21, Exodus 22:29, Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Leviticus 2:14, Leviticus 23:17, Leviticus 23:20, Deuteronomy 18:4, Deuteronomy 26:2, Nehemiah 10:35-37

Reciprocal: Genesis 4:3 - the fruit Genesis 4:4 - the firstlings Genesis 45:18 - the fat Leviticus 19:24 - all the Numbers 15:20 - a cake 2 Chronicles 31:5 - came abroad Nehemiah 10:37 - the firstfruits Jeremiah 2:3 - the firstfruits Ezekiel 44:30 - all the firstfruits

Cross-References

Genesis 17:17
Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, saying in his heart: Shall a son, thinkest thou, be born to him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sara that is ninety years old bring forth?
Genesis 18:6
Abraham made haste into the tent to Sara, and said to her: Make haste, temper together three measures of flour, and make cakes upon the hearth.
Genesis 18:7
And he himself ran to the herd, and took from thence a calf, very tender and very good, and gave it to a young man, who made haste and boiled it.
Genesis 18:11
Now they were both old, and far advanced in years, and it had ceased to be with Sara after the manner of women.
Genesis 18:12
And she laughed secretly, saying: After I am grown old, and my lord is an old man, shall I give myself to pleasure?
Genesis 18:13
And the Lord said to Abraham: Why did Sara laugh, saying: Shall I, who am an old woman, bear a child indeed?
Genesis 18:18
Seeing he shall become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth shall be blessed?
Genesis 18:20
And the Lord said: The cry of Sodom and Gomorrha is multiplied, and their sin is become exceedingly grievous.
Psalms 126:2
(125-2) Then was our mouth filled with gladness; and our tongue with joy. Then shall they say among the Gentiles: The Lord hath done great things for them.
Ephesians 5:33
Nevertheless, let every one of you in particular love for his wife as himself: And let the wife fear her husband.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat,.... Or the "fat" i of them; the fat of anything being the best, see Deuteronomy 32:14;

the firstfruits of them: the oil, and wine, and wheat:

which they shall offer unto the Lord, them have I given thee; this Jarchi calls the great heave offering, the firstfruits of their harvest and vintage, which being offered to the Lord, was given to the priests: the quantity is not fixed, but left to the generosity of the people, and was a free gift; liberal men would give a fortieth part, those of a meaner spirit a fiftieth, and niggardly ones a sixtieth, and less than that was not given Deuteronomy 32:14- :; compare with this

Ezekiel 45:13.

i חלב "pinguedinem", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.


 
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