13 Then say to the Lord your God: “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, according to all you commanded. I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten any of them.(A) 14 I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while I was in mourning, nor have I removed any of it while I was unclean,(B) nor have I offered any of it to the dead. I have obeyed the Lord my God; I have done everything you commanded me. 15 Look down from heaven,(C) your holy dwelling place, and bless(D) your people Israel and the land you have given us as you promised on oath to our ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.”

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13 Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them.

14 I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

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13 then you shall say before the Lord your God: ‘I have removed the [a]holy tithe from my house, and also have given them to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed Your commandments, (A)nor have I forgotten them. 14 (B)I have not eaten any of it [b]when in mourning, nor have I removed any of it [c]for an unclean use, nor given any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that You have commanded me. 15 (C)Look down from Your holy [d]habitation, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel and the land which You have given us, just as You swore to our fathers, (D)“a land flowing with milk and honey.” ’

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 26:13 hallowed things
  2. Deuteronomy 26:14 Lit. in my mourning
  3. Deuteronomy 26:14 Or while I was unclean
  4. Deuteronomy 26:15 home

13 then you shall say before the Lord your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion out of my house, and moreover, I have given it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all your commandment that you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, (A)nor have I forgotten them. 14 (B)I have not eaten of the tithe while I was mourning, or removed any of it while I was unclean, or offered any of it (C)to the dead. I have obeyed the voice of the Lord my God. I have done according to all that you have commanded me. 15 (D)Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel and the ground that you have given us, as you swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.’

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13 And you shall say before the Lord your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion from my house, and have also given it to the Levite, the stranger, the [a]orphan, and the widow, in accordance with all Your commandments which You have commanded me; (A)I have not violated or forgotten any of Your commandments. 14 I have not eaten of it while mourning, nor have I removed any of it while I was unclean, nor offered any of it to the dead. I have listened to the voice of the Lord my God; I have acted in accordance with everything that You have commanded me. 15 (B)Look down from Your holy dwelling place, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel, and the ground which You have given us, (C)a land flowing with milk and honey just as You swore to our fathers.’

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 26:13 Or fatherless