then it shall be that when you eat of the bread of the land, you shall offer up a wave offering to Yahweh.
Parallel translations
- KJV Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the LORD.
- BSB and you eat the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to the LORD.
- NKJV then it will be, when you eat of the bread of the land, that you shall offer up a heave offering to the Lord.
- NASB then it shall be, that when you eat from the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to the Lord.
- NLT and you eat the crops that grow there, you must set some aside as a sacred offering to the Lord.
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Quick answer
When eating the produce of the land, Israel was to present a wave offering to the LORD. The first and best belongs to God.
Overview
Eating 'the bread of the land' would be a sign that God had kept his promise, and the offering acknowledged him as the giver. Setting apart a portion taught gratitude and dependence on God for daily provision. This principle of firstfruits finds its fullest expression in Christ, the firstfruits of the resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:20).
Cross-references & the web
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- Josh 5:11–12They ate unleavened cakes and parched grain of the produce of the land on the next day after the Passover, in the same day.
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