4<\/strong>. the firstfruits<\/em> ] or, it may be, the best<\/em>. Heb. reshth<\/em>, not bikkrim<\/em> (Deu 12:6<\/span>). See Deu 26:2<\/span> f.; cp. E, Exo 23:19<\/span>, J, Exo 34:26<\/span>, and P, Num 18:12<\/span>. On corn, wine<\/em> and oil<\/em>, see Deu 7:13<\/span>, Deu 12:17<\/span>, Deu 14:23<\/span>, Deu 25:19-19<\/span>. The first<\/em> or best, of the fleece<\/em> is mentioned only here.<\/p>\n Verse 4<\/span>. The first-fruit<\/B><\/I> also <\/B>of thy corn, of thy wine, and of<\/B><\/I> <\/B>thine oil, &c.<\/B><\/I>] All these firstfruits<\/I> and firstlings<\/I> were the Lord’s portion, and these he gave to the priests.<\/P> <\/p>\n The firstfruit also of thy corn, and of thy wine, and of thy oil<\/strong>,…. This is the “terumah”, or heave offering, the offering of the firstfruits; what the measure or quantity was is not declared, but is fixed by the Jews; [See comments on Ex 22:29]<\/span>,<\/p>\n and the first of the fleece of thy sheep shall thou give him<\/strong>: concerning which in the Misnah r it is said, the first of the fleece is used in the land and without the land, of which they give the weight of five shekels in Judea, which are ten shekels in Galilee; and they give white wool, and not defiled, enough to make of it a little garment. He that buys a fleece of the sheep of a Gentile, he is free from the first of the fleece; but if he buys it of his neighbour, if he leaves any of it, the seller is bound, if none the buyer is bound; if there are two sorts, russet and white, and he sells the russet but not the white, the males but not the females, everyone gives for himself. It may be observed in this account, that as much wool was to be given as would make a small garment; enough, says one of the commentators s, to make a little garment to minister in; and the least garment fit for a priest to minister in is a girdle. Jarchi’s paraphrase of it is,<\/p>\n “when thou shearest thy flock every year, give the first of it to the priest; it does not determine the quantity, but our Rabbins fix it to the sixtieth part;”<\/p>\n with which agrees the observation of another writer t, that there is no quantity fixed for the first of the fleece from the law, but from the words of the Scribes it must not be less than the sixtieth part. There is no obligation to the first of the fleece until five sheep are shorn, and the fleece of everyone of the five must not be less than twelve shekels’ weight; but if there is one fleece of them less than twelve shekels, though the five fleeces are more than sixty shekels, lo, this is free; so that, as Maimonides u says, the first of the fleece is not less than the weight of a shekel.<\/p>\n r Cholin, c. 11. sect. 1, 2. s Bartenora in ib. t Ibid. u In Misn. ib.<\/p>\n 4. <\/strong> Fleece <\/strong> In this verse, in addition to the perquisites enumerated in Num 18:12<\/span>, there is added the regulation with regard to the fleece <\/strong> of the sheep<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The apostle Paul gives the best comment upon this passage, and indeed the subject in general: He that waiteth at the altar should be partaker of the altar. 1Co 9:1-14<\/span> . I would only observe upon it, that as the LORD himself hath undertaken by this precept to provide for his servants, bad must be the mind that refuseth to comply: and, on the other hand, most unworthy must be that servant, who takes advantage of this, to exact from his brethren more than what is just and right.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Deu 18:4 The firstfruit [also] of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him.<\/p>\n <\/em><\/p>\n Ver. 4. The firstfruits also.<\/strong> ] Pliny tells us, a<\/em> that among the Romans also no man might taste of his own corn, wine, or other fruits, priusquam Sacerdotes primitias libassent,<\/em> till the priests had offered the firstfruits, and made their use of them. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n a<\/em> Plin., Hist., <\/em> lib. xviii.<\/p>\n wine. Hebrew. tirosh. App-27. <\/p>\n firstfruit: Deu 26:9, Deu 26:10, Exo 22:29, Exo 23:19, Lev 23:10, Lev 23:17, Num 18:12-24, 2Ch 31:4-10, Neh 12:44-47 <\/p>\n the fleece: Job 21:20 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: Lev 19:24 – all the Lev 22:7 – General Lev 23:20 – holy to Num 5:9 – offering Num 18:20 – General Deu 26:2 – That thou shalt Neh 10:37 – the firstfruits Eze 44:30 – all the firstfruits Rom 11:16 – if the firstfruit<\/p>\n The firstfruit [also] of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou give him. 4. the firstfruits ] or, it may be, the best. Heb. reshth, not bikkrim (Deu 12:6). See Deu 26:2 f.; cp. 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