Numbers 15:18
New International Version
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land to which I am taking you

New Living Translation
“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. “When you arrive in the land where I am taking you,

English Standard Version
“Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land to which I bring you

Berean Standard Bible
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you

King James Bible
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,

New King James Version
“Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ‘When you come into the land to which I bring you,

New American Standard Bible
“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land where I am bringing you,

NASB 1995
“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land where I bring you,

NASB 1977
“Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, ‘When you enter the land where I bring you,

Legacy Standard Bible
“Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land where I am going to bring you,

Amplified Bible
“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When you enter the land to which I am bringing you,

Christian Standard Bible
“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land where I am bringing you,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Speak to the Israelites and tell them: After you enter the land where I am bringing you,

American Standard Version
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,

English Revised Version
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land where I'm taking you

Good News Translation
the following regulations for the people of Israel to observe in the land that he was going to give them.

International Standard Version
"Tell the Israelis that when they enter the land that I'm about to bring you to,

Majority Standard Bible
?Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you

NET Bible
"Speak to the Israelites and tell them, 'When you enter the land to which I am bringing you

New Heart English Bible
"Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, 'When you come into the land where I bring you,

Webster's Bible Translation
Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When ye come into the land whither I bring you,

World English Bible
“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them, ‘When you come into the land where I bring you,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“Speak to the sons of Israel, and you have said to them: In your coming into the land to where I am bringing you in,

Young's Literal Translation
'Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou hast said unto them, In your coming in unto the land whither I am bringing you in,

Smith's Literal Translation
Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them, In your going into the land where I bring you there,
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
When you are come into the land which I will give you,

Catholic Public Domain Version
When you will arrive in the land which I will give to you,

New American Bible
Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When you enter the land into which I am bringing you

New Revised Standard Version
Speak to the Israelites and say to them: After you come into the land to which I am bringing you,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, When you come into the land whither I will bring you,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
“Speak with the children of Israel and say to them, ‘Whenever you have entered the land where I am bringing you.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When ye come into the land whither I bring you,

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Speak to the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, When ye are entering into the land, into which I bring you,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Laws about Offerings
17Then the LORD said to Moses, 18“Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land to which I am bringing you 19and you eat the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to the LORD.…

Cross References
Leviticus 23:10
“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘When you enter the land that I am giving you and you reap its harvest, you are to bring to the priest a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest.

Exodus 23:16
You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.

Deuteronomy 26:1-2
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, and you take possession of it and settle in it, / you are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,

Leviticus 2:14
If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the LORD, you shall offer crushed heads of new grain roasted on the fire.

Exodus 34:22
And you are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Feast of Ingathering at the turn of the year.

Deuteronomy 16:9-10
You are to count off seven weeks from the time you first put the sickle to the standing grain. / And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you,

Leviticus 23:17
Bring two loaves of bread from your dwellings as a wave offering, each made from two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked with leaven, as the firstfruits to the LORD.

1 Corinthians 15:20
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.

Romans 8:23
Not only that, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.

James 1:18
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

1 Corinthians 5:7-8
Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. / Therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.

Matthew 13:39
and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.

John 4:35-36
Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. / Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.

Revelation 14:4
These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They have been redeemed from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.

Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.


Treasury of Scripture

Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them, When you come into the land where I bring you,

Numbers 15:2
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give unto you,

Deuteronomy 26:1
And it shall be, when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and possessest it, and dwellest therein;

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Speak to the Israelites and say to them
This phrase begins with a direct command from God to Moses, emphasizing the importance of communication between God and His chosen people, the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "speak" is "דַּבֵּר" (daber), which is an imperative form, indicating a command. This highlights the authoritative nature of God's instructions. The Israelites, or "בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל" (Bnei Yisrael), are the descendants of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel. This phrase underscores the covenant relationship between God and the Israelites, reminding them of their identity as God's chosen people. Historically, this communication is part of the ongoing revelation of God's law to His people, a process that began at Mount Sinai.

When you enter the land to which I am bringing you
This phrase speaks to the promise and hope of the Promised Land, a central theme in the narrative of the Israelites. The Hebrew word for "land" is "אֶרֶץ" (eretz), which can refer to both the physical land and the concept of a homeland. The phrase "to which I am bringing you" indicates God's active role in fulfilling His promises. It is a reminder of God's faithfulness and the assurance that He will lead His people to the land He has promised them. This promise is rooted in the Abrahamic covenant, where God promised Abraham that his descendants would inherit a specific land. The historical context here is the journey of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to freedom in the land of Canaan, a journey that symbolizes spiritual liberation and divine providence.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Speak
דַּבֵּר֙ (dab·bêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the Israelites
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

and tell them:
וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ (wə·’ā·mar·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

When you enter
בְּבֹֽאֲכֶם֙ (bə·ḇō·’ă·ḵem)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the land
הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

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

I
אֲנִ֛י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

am bringing you
מֵבִ֥יא (mê·ḇî)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go


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