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"After you have occupied the land that the Lord your God is giving you and have settled there,
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each of you must place in a basket the first part of each crop that you harvest and you must take it with you to the one place of worship.
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Go to the priest in charge at that time and say to him, "I now acknowledge to the Lord my God that I have entered the land that he promised our ancestors to give us.'
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"The priest will take the basket from you and place it before the altar of the Lord your God.
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Then, in the Lord's presence you will recite these words: "My ancestor was a wandering Aramean, who took his family to Egypt to live. They were few in number when they went there, but they became a large and powerful nation.
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The Egyptians treated us harshly and forced us to work as slaves.
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Then we cried out for help to the Lord, the God of our ancestors. He heard us and saw our suffering, hardship, and misery.
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By his great power and strength he rescued us from Egypt. He worked miracles and wonders, and caused terrifying things to happen.
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He brought us here and gave us this rich and fertile land.
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So now I bring to the Lord the first part of the harvest that he has given me.' "Then set the basket down in the Lord's presence and worship there.