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Deuteronomy 18:4

Deuteronomy 18:4
The firstfruit also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The firstfruit also of thy corn, and of thy wine, and of thy oil,.... This is the "terumah", or heave offering, the offering of the firstfruits; what the measure or quantity was is not declared, but…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 18:1-8

Magistracy and ministry are two divine institutions of admirable use for the support and advancement of the kingdom of God among men. Laws concerning the former we had in the close of the foregoing…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the firstfruits or, it may be, the best. Heb. reshîth, not bikkûrim(Deu 12:6). See Deu 26:2 f.; cp. E, Exo 23:19, J, Exo 34:26, and P, Num 18:12. On corn, wineand oil, see Deu 7:13; Deu 12:17; Deu…