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Deut 26:1: And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;<br/>
Deut 26:2: That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there.<br/>
Deut 26:3: 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.<br/>
Deut 26:4: And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.<br/>
Deut 26:5: And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:<br/>
Deut 26:6: And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:<br/>
Deut 26:7: And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression:<br/>
Deut 26:8: And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:<br/>
Deut 26:9: And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.<br/>
Deut 26:10: And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:<br/>
Deut 26:11: And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
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