Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And you are to come to him who is priest at that time, and say to him, I give witness today before the Lord your God, that I have come into the land which the Lord made an oath to our fathers to give us.
New American Standard Bible
You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, ‘I declare this day to the Lord
King James Version
And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.
Holman Bible
When you come before the priest who is serving at that time, you must say to him, ‘Today I acknowledge to the Lord your
International Standard Version
Approach the priest who is in charge at that time and say to him, "I acknowledge today to the LORD your God that I've arrived in the land that the LORD promised our ancestors to give us.'
A Conservative Version
And thou shall come to the priest who shall be in those days, and say to him, I profess this day to LORD thy God, that I have come to the land which LORD swore to our fathers to give us.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt come unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto Jehovah thy God, that I am come unto the land which Jehovah sware unto our fathers to give us.
Amplified
You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, ‘I declare this day to the Lord
Darby Translation
and thou shalt come unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto Jehovah thy God, that I am come unto the land that Jehovah swore unto our fathers to give us.
Julia Smith Translation
And go to the priest which shall be in those days, and say to him, I announced this day to Jehovah thy God, that I came to the land which Jehovah aware to our fathers to give to us.
King James 2000
And you shall go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD your God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD swore unto our fathers to give us.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you shall go to the priest who is [in office] in those days, and you shall say, 'I declare {today} to Yahweh your God that I have come into the land that Yahweh swore to our ancestors to give to us.'
Modern King James verseion
And you shall go to the priest in those days, and say to him, I profess today to Jehovah your God that I have come into the land which Jehovah swore to our fathers to give us.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thou shalt come unto the priest that shall be in those days and say unto him, 'I knowledge this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.'
NET Bible
You must go to the priest in office at that time and say to him, "I declare today to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord promised to our ancestors to give us."
New Heart English Bible
You shall come to the priest who shall be in those days, and tell him, "I profess this day to the LORD your God, that I am come to the land which the LORD swore to our fathers to give us."
The Emphasized Bible
And thou shalt come in unto the priest who shall be in those days, - and shalt say unto him - I declare to-day unto Yahweh thy God, that I am come into the land which Yahweh sware unto our fathers that he would give unto us.
Webster
And thou shalt go to the priest that shall be in those days, and say to him, I profess this day to the LORD thy God, that I have come to the country which the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.
World English Bible
You shall come to the priest who shall be in those days, and tell him, "I profess this day to Yahweh your God, that I am come to the land which Yahweh swore to our fathers to give us."
Youngs Literal Translation
'And thou hast come in unto the priest who is in those days, and hast said unto him, I have declared to-day to Jehovah thy God, that I have come in unto the land which Jehovah hath sworn to our fathers to give to us;
Themes
First fruits » Presented at the tabernacle
First fruits » To be offered as a thank-offering upon entrance into the land of promise
First fruits » To be offered » With thanksgiving
Topics
Interlinear
Yowm
Nagad
Yowm
'elohiym
'erets
'ab
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 26:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Detailed Stipulations: Purity And Unity
2 You are to take a part of the first-fruits of the earth, which you get from the land which the Lord your God is giving you, and put it in a basket, and go to the place marked out by the Lord your God, as the resting-place of his name. 3 And you are to come to him who is priest at that time, and say to him, I give witness today before the Lord your God, that I have come into the land which the Lord made an oath to our fathers to give us. 4 Then the priest will take the basket from your hand and put it down in front of the altar of the Lord your God.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 17:8
And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.
Genesis 26:3
Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;
Deuteronomy 19:17
Then the two men, between whom the argument has taken place, are to come before the Lord, before the priests and judges who are then in power;
Psalm 105:9-10
The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
Luke 1:72-73
To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word,
Hebrews 6:16-18
For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.
Hebrews 7:26
It was right for us to have such a high priest, one who is holy and without evil, doing no wrong, having no part with sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
Hebrews 10:21
And having a great priest over the house of God,
Hebrews 13:15
Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.
1 Peter 2:5
You, as living stones, are being made into a house of the spirit, a holy order of priests, making those offerings of the spirit which are pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.