¹² “I give you all the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain^(A) they give the Lord^(B) as the firstfruits of their harvest.^(C)

¹⁷ You must not eat in your own towns the tithe^(A) of your grain and new wine and olive oil,^(B) or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or whatever you have vowed to give,^(C) or your freewill offerings or special gifts.^{(D) 18} Instead, you are to eat^(E) them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place the Lord your God will choose^(F)—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites from your towns—and you are to rejoice^(G) before the Lord your God in everything you put your hand to. ¹⁹ Be careful not to neglect the Levites^(H) as long as you live in your land.^(I)

³ This is the share due the priests^(A) from the people who sacrifice a bull^(B) or a sheep: the shoulder, the internal organs and the meat from the head.^{(C) 4} You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,^{(D) 5} for the Lord your God has chosen them^(E) and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister^(F) in the Lord’s name always.^(G)

²⁹ “Do not hold back offerings^(A) from your granaries or your vats.^[a]

“You must give me the firstborn of your sons.^(B)