The confession of him that offereth the basket of firstfruits.

1 ¶ And it shall be,² when² thou [art] come inºª unto² the landº which² the LORDº thy Godº givethºª thee [for] an inheritance,º and possessestºª it, and dwellestºª therein; 2 That thou shalt takeºª of the firstº² of all² the fruitº of the earth,º which² thou shalt bringºª of thy landº² that² the LORDº thy Godº givethºª thee, and shalt putºª [it] in a basket,º and shalt goºª unto² the placeº which² the LORDº thy Godº shall chooseºª to placeºª his nameº there.² 3 And thou shalt goºª unto² the priestº that² shall be² in those² days,º and sayºª unto² him, I professºª this dayº unto the LORDº thy God,º that² I am comeºª unto² the countryº which² the LORDº swareºª unto our fathersº for to giveºª us. 4 And the priestº shall takeºª the basketº out of thine hand,º² and set it down¹ª² beforeº the altarº of the LORDº thy God.º 5 And thou shalt speakºª and sayºª beforeº the LORDº thy God,º A Syrianº ready to perishºª [was] my father,º and he went downºª into Egypt,º and sojournedºª there² with¹ a few,º² and became² there² a nation,º great,º mighty,º and populous:º 6 And the Egyptiansº evil entreatedºª us, and afflictedºª us, and laidºª upon² us hardº bondage:º 7 And when we criedºª unto² the LORDº Godº of our fathers,º the LORDº heardºª² our voice,º and looked¹ª on²² our affliction,º and our labour,º and our oppression:º 8 And the LORDº brought us forthºª out of Egyptº² with a mightyº hand,º and with an outstretchedºª arm,º and with greatº terribleness,º and with signs,º and with wonders:º 9 And he hath broughtºª us into² this² place,º and hath givenºª us² this² land,º [even] a landº that flowethºª with milkº and honey.º 10 And now,² behold,² I have broughtºª² the firstfruitsºº of the land,º which² thou, O LORD,º hast givenºª me. And thou shalt set¹ª² it beforeº the LORDº thy God,º and worshipºª beforeº the LORDº thy God:º 11 And thou shalt rejoiceºª in every² goodº [thing] which² the LORDº thy Godº hath givenºª unto thee, and unto thine house,º thou,² and the Levite,º and the strangerº that² [is] amongº you.

The prayer of him that giveth his third year's tithes.

12 ¶ When² thou hast made an endºª of tithingºª² all² the tithesº of thine increaseº the thirdº year,º [which is] the yearº of tithing,º and hast givenºª [it] unto the Levite,º the stranger,º the fatherless,º and the widow,º that they may eatºª within thy gates,º and be filled;ºª 13 Then thou shalt sayºª beforeº the LORDº thy God,º I have brought awayºª the hallowed thingsº out of² [mine] house,º and also² have givenºª them unto the Levite,º and unto the stranger,º to the fatherless,º and to the widow,º according to all² thy commandmentsº which² thou hast commandedºª me: I have not² transgressedºª thy commandments,º² neither² have I forgottenºª [them]: 14 I have not² eatenºª thereof² in my mourning,º neither² have I taken awayºª [ought] thereof² for [any] uncleanº [use], nor² givenºª [ought] thereof² for the dead:ºª [but] I have hearkenedºª to the voiceº of the LORDº my God,º [and] have doneºª according to all² that² thou hast commandedºª me. 15 Look downºª from thy holyº habitation,º² from² heaven,º and blessºª² thy peopleº² Israel,º and the landº which² thou hast givenºª us, as² thou swarestºª unto our fathers,º a landº that flowethºª with milkº and honey.º

The Covenant between God and the people.

16 ¶ This² dayº the LORDº thy Godº hath commandedºª thee to doºª² these² statutesº and judgments:º thou shalt therefore keepºª and doºª them with all² thine heart,º and with all² thy soul.º 17 Thou hast avouchedºª² the LORDº this dayº to be² thy God,º and to walk¹ª² in his ways,º and to keepºª his statutes,º and his commandments,º and his judgments,º and to hearkenºª unto his voice:º 18 And the LORDº hath avouchedºª thee this dayº to be² his peculiarº people,º as² he hath promisedºª thee, and that [thou] shouldest keepºª all² his commandments;º 19 And to makeºª thee highº above² all² nationsº which² he hath made,ºª in praise,º and in name,º and in honour;º and that thou mayest be² an holyº peopleº unto the LORDº thy God,º as² he hath spoken.ºª