Numbers 18:12
New International Version
“I give you all the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain they give the LORD as the firstfruits of their harvest.

New Living Translation
“I also give you the harvest gifts brought by the people as offerings to the LORD—the best of the olive oil, new wine, and grain.

English Standard Version
All the best of the oil and all the best of the wine and of the grain, the firstfruits of what they give to the LORD, I give to you.

Berean Standard Bible
I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.

King James Bible
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee.

New King James Version
“All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, their firstfruits which they offer to the LORD, I have given them to you.

New American Standard Bible
All the best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of what they give to the LORD, I have given them to you.

NASB 1995
“All the best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the LORD, I give them to you.

NASB 1977
“All the best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the LORD, I give them to you.

Legacy Standard Bible
All the best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to Yahweh, I give them to you.

Amplified Bible
All the best of the fresh [olive] oil, and all the best of the new wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the LORD, I give them to you.

Christian Standard Bible
I am giving you all the best of the fresh oil, new wine, and grain, which the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I am giving you all the best of the fresh olive oil, new wine, and grain, which the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.

American Standard Version
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first-fruits of them which they give unto Jehovah, to thee have I given them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
All the fat of the oil and all the fat of grain and of the wine and the first fruits that they are giving to LORD JEHOVAH, I have given them to you.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Every first-offering of oil, and every first-offering of wine, their first-fruits of corn, whatsoever they may give to the Lord, to thee have I given them.

Contemporary English Version
For example, when the Israelites bring me the first batches of oil, wine, and grain, you can have the best parts of those gifts.

Douay-Rheims Bible
All the best of the oil, and of the wine, and of the corn, whatsoever firstfruits they offer to the Lord, I have given them to thee.

English Revised Version
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the corn, the firstfruits of them which they give unto the LORD, to thee have I given them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I am also giving you the first of the produce they give the LORD: the best of all the olive oil and the best of the new wine and fresh grain.

Good News Translation
"I am giving you all the best of the first produce which the Israelites give me each year: olive oil, wine, and grain.

International Standard Version
All the best oil, wine, grain, and first fruits that they give to the LORD are to belong to you. Everyone who is clean in your household may eat it.

JPS Tanakh 1917
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the corn, the first part of them which they give unto the LORD, to thee have I given them.

Literal Standard Version
all the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine, and wheat—their first-[fruits] which they give to YHWH—I have given them to you.

Majority Standard Bible
I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits.

New American Bible
I also assign to you all the best of the new oil and of the new wine and grain that they give to the LORD as their first produce that has been processed.

NET Bible
"All the best of the olive oil and all the best of the wine and of the wheat, the first fruits of these things that they give to the LORD, I have given to you.

New Revised Standard Version
All the best of the oil and all the best of the wine and of the grain, the choice produce that they give to the LORD, I have given to you.

New Heart English Bible
"All the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first fruits of them which they give to the LORD, to you have I given them.

Webster's Bible Translation
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the first-fruits of them which they shall offer to the LORD, them have I given to thee.

World English Bible
“I have given to you all the best of the oil, all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first fruits of them which they give to Yahweh.

Young's Literal Translation
all the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine, and wheat -- their first -fruits which they give to Jehovah -- to thee I have given them.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Offerings for Priests and Levites
11And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it. 12I give you all the freshest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain that the Israelites give to the LORD as their firstfruits. 13The firstfruits of everything in their land that they bring to the LORD will belong to you. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat them.…

Cross References
Genesis 27:28
May God give to you the dew of heaven and the richness of the earth--an abundance of grain and new wine.

Deuteronomy 18:3
This shall be the priests' share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.

Deuteronomy 18:4
You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the first wool sheared from your flock.

Deuteronomy 32:14
with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes you drank the wine.

Psalm 81:16
But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you."

Psalm 147:14
He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.

Ezekiel 44:30
The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.


Treasury of Scripture

All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the first fruits of them which they shall offer to the LORD, them have I given you.

best of the oil

Numbers 18:29
Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.

The first fruits

Numbers 15:19-21
Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the LORD…

Exodus 22:29
Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

Exodus 23:19
The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

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(12) All the best . . . --Hebrew, all the fat, as in Genesis 45:18.

The firstfruits of them . . . --The quantity is not defined. St. Jerome, in his Commentary on Ezekiel 45, mentions the fortieth part as a liberal contribution, and the sixtieth as a scanty one, according to Jewish tradition.

Verse 12. - All the best. Literally, "all the fat" (cf. Genesis 45:18).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I give you
יִתְּנ֥וּ (yit·tə·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

all
כֹּ֚ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the freshest
חֵ֣לֶב (ḥê·leḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2459: Fat, richest, choice part

olive oil
יִצְהָ֔ר (yiṣ·hār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3323: Oil, anointing

and all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the finest
חֵ֖לֶב (ḥê·leḇ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2459: Fat, richest, choice part

new wine
תִּיר֣וֹשׁ (tî·rō·wōš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8492: Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine

and grain
וְדָגָ֑ן (wə·ḏā·ḡān)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals)

that
אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the Israelites give
נְתַתִּֽים׃ (nə·ṯat·tîm)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to the LORD
לַֽיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

as their firstfruits.
רֵאשִׁיתָ֛ם (rê·šî·ṯām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7225: The first, in place, time, order, rank


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