World English Bible
Deuteronomy 18:4
“The first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you shall give him.”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 18
They shall have no inheritance among their brothers: Yahweh is their inheritance, as he has spoken to them.
This shall be the priests' due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep, that they shall give to the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
The first fruits of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you shall give him.
For Yahweh your God has chosen him out of all your tribes, to stand to minister in the name of Yahweh, him and his sons for ever.
If a Levite comes from any of your gates out of all Israel, where he lives as a foreigner, and comes with all the desire of his soul to the place which Yahweh shall choose;
About Deuteronomy
Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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