^12 (A)All the ^[a]best of the fresh oil and all the ^[b]best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to Yahweh, I give them to you. ^13 (B)The first ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to Yahweh, shall be yours; everyone of your household who is clean may eat it.

⁴ Also he said to the people who lived in Jerusalem to give ^(A)the portion due to the priests and the Levites, that they might be strong in ^(B)the law of Yahweh. ⁵ As soon as the word spread forth, the sons of Israel provided in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, oil, honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly ^(C)the tithe of all. ⁶ Now the sons of Israel and Judah who lived in the cities of Judah also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and ^(D)the tithe of the holy gifts which were made holy to Yahweh their God, and put them in heaps.

¹⁰ And Azariah the chief priest ^(A)of the house of Zadok said to ^[a]him, “^(B)Since the contributions began to be brought into the house of Yahweh, there has been much to eat and be satisfied with and have left over, for Yahweh has blessed His people, and this great quantity is left over.”

³⁵ and to bring the first fruits of our ground and ^(A)the first fruits of all the fruit of every tree to the house of Yahweh annually, ³⁶ and to ^(B)bring to the house of our God the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, and the firstborn of our herds and our flocks as it is written in the law, for the priests who are ministering in the house of our God. ^37 (C)We will also bring the first of our ^[a]dough, our contributions, the fruit of every tree, the new wine and the oil ^(D)to the priests at the chambers of the house of our God, and the ^(E)tithe of our ground to the Levites, for the Levites are they who receive the tithes in all the towns where we serve.