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Deuteronomy 26:4

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 26:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the priest shall take the basket out of thy hand, and set it down before the altar of Jehovah thy God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the priest shall take the basket out of thy hand, and set it down before the altar of Jehovah thy God.
Deuteronomy 26:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein,
2that thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which thou shalt bring in from thy land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee; and thou shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which Jehovah thy God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there.
3And thou shalt come unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto Jehovah thy God, that I am come unto the land which Jehovah sware unto our fathers to give us.
4And the priest shall take the basket out of thy hand, and set it down before the altar of Jehovah thy God.
5And thou shalt answer and say before Jehovah thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father; and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, few in number; and he became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
6And the Egyptians dealt ill with us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage:
7and we cried unto Jehovah, the God of our fathers, and Jehovah heard our voice, and saw our affliction, and our toil, and our oppression;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, etc.] To wave it, as Jarchi says, putting his hand under the hand of the owner, and so waving it; and this being waved to and fro towards the several corners of the earth, was an acknowledgment of the Lord being the proprietor of it: and set it down before the altar of the Lord thy God; that it might have some appearance of a sacrifice, and be a fit emblem of the spiritual sacrifice of praise, which is accepted upon the altar Christ, which sanctifies every gift.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“before the: Mat 5:23, Mat 5:24, Mat 23:19; Heb 13:10-12 Deuteronomy 26:5”
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