"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 Go…" — Deuteronomy 26:3

Deuteronomy 26:3 · KJV

“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.”

— Deuteronomy 26:3

Verse 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.

Verse 4

And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.

Deuteronomy 26 — Context

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;

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.

And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.

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:

Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:17

Then both the men, between whom the controversy {is}, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days;

Hebrews 10:21

And {having} an high priest over the house of God;

Psalms 105:9-10

Which {covenant} he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

Luke 1:72-73

To perform the mercy {promised} to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

Genesis 26:3

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

Genesis 17:8

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. {wherein...: Heb. of thy sojournings}

Hebrews 13:15

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of {our} lips giving thanks to his name. {giving...: Gr. confessing to}

Hebrews 6:16-18

For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation {is} to them an end of all strife.