“Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and live in it, 2 that you shall take some of ^athe first of all the produce of the ground which you bring in from your land that the LORD your God gives you, and you shall put it in a basket and ^bgo to the place where the LORD your God chooses to establish His name. 3 And you shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, ‘I declare today to the LORD ¹my God that I have entered the land which the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.’ 4 Then the priest shall take the basket from your hand and set it before the altar of the LORD your God. 5 And you shall respond and say before the LORD your God, ‘^aMy father was a ¹wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and ²resided there, ^bfew in number; but there he became a ^cgreat, mighty, and populous nation. 6 And the ^aEgyptians treated us badly and oppressed us, and imposed hard labor on us. 7 Then ^awe cried out to the LORD, the God of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice and saw our wretched condition, our trouble, and our oppression; 8 ^aand the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand, an outstretched arm, and with great terror, and with signs and wonders; 9 and He has brought us to this place, and has given us this land, ^aa land flowing with milk and honey. 10 And now behold, I have brought the first of the produce of the ground ^awhich You, LORD have given me.’ Then you shall set it before the LORD your God, and worship before the LORD your God; 11 and you, ^athe Levite, and the stranger who is among you shall ^brejoice in all the good which the LORD your God has given you and your household.

12 “^aWhen you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the ¹orphan, and to the widow, so that they may eat in your ²towns and be satisfied. 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 ¹orphan, and the widow, in accordance with all Your commandments which You have commanded me; ^aI 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 ^aLook down from Your holy dwelling place, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel, and the ground which You have given us, ^ba land flowing with milk and honey just as You swore to our fathers.’

16 “This day the LORD your God commands you to perform these statutes and ordinances. Therefore you shall be careful to perform them ^awith all your heart and with all your soul. 17 ^aToday you have declared the LORD to be your God, and ¹that you will walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His ordinances, and listen to His voice. 18 And the LORD has today declared you to be ^aHis people, His personal possession, just as He promised you, and ¹that you are to keep all His commandments; 19 and ¹that He will ^aput you high above all the nations which He has made, for glory, fame, and honor; and that you shall be ^ba consecrated people to the LORD your God, just as He has spoken.”

“Then it shall be, when you enter the land which the LORD your God gives you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and live in it, 2 that you shall take some of ^athe first of all the produce of the ground which you harvest from the land that the LORD your God gives you, and you shall put it in a basket and ^bgo to the ¹place where the LORD your God chooses to establish His Name (Presence) . 3 You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time and say to him, ‘I declare this day to the LORD ¹my God that I have entered the land which the LORD swore to our fathers to give us.’ 4 Then the priest will take the basket from you and place it before the altar of the LORD your God. 5 And you shall say before the LORD your God, ‘^aMy father Jacob was a wandering Aramean, and he along with his family went down to Egypt and ¹lived there as strangers, ^bfew in number; but while there he became a ^cgreat, mighty and populous nation. 6 And the ^aEgyptians treated us badly and oppressed us, and imposed hard labor on us. 7 Then ^awe cried out to the LORD, the God of our fathers for help, and He heard our voice and saw our suffering and our labor and our cruel oppression; 8 ^aand the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror suffered by the Egyptians and with signs and with wonders; 9 and He has brought us to this place and has given us this land, ^aa land ¹flowing with milk and honey. 10 And now, look, I have brought the first of the produce of the ground ^awhich You, O LORD, have given me.’ And you shall place it before the LORD your God, and shall worship before the LORD your God; 11 and you and ^athe Levite and the stranger (resident alien, foreigner) among you shall ^brejoice in all the good which the LORD your God has given you and your household.

12 “^aWhen you have finished ¹paying all the tithe of your produce the third year, which is the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the orphan, and to the widow, so that they may eat within the gates of your cities and be satisfied. 13 You shall say before the LORD your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion (the tithe) from my house and also have given it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the orphan, and to the widow, in accordance with all that You have commanded me. ^aI have not transgressed or forgotten any of Your commandments. 14 I have not eaten from the tithe while mourning, nor have I removed any of it when I was ceremonially unclean making the tithe ceremonially unclean, nor offered any of it to the dead. I have listened to the voice of the LORD my God; I have done everything in accordance with all that You have commanded me. 15 ^aLook down from Your holy dwelling above, from heaven, and bless Your people Israel, and the land which You have given us, as You have sworn to our fathers, ^ba land of plenty ¹flowing with milk and honey.’

16 “This day the LORD your God commands you to do these statutes and judgments (precepts) . Therefore, you shall be careful to do them ^awith all your heart and with all your soul (your entire being) . 17 Today ^ayou have openly declared the LORD to be your God, and that you will walk that is, live each and every day in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments (precepts) , and listen to His voice. 18 Today the LORD has declared that you are ^aHis people, His treasured possession, just as He promised you, and that you are to keep all His commandments; 19 and that He will ^aset you high above all the nations which He has made, for praise, fame, and honor: and that you shall be ^ba holy people set apart and consecrated to the LORD your God, just as He has spoken.”