Proverbs 3:9
9 Honor ▼ the Lord from your wealthand from the first fruits of all your crops; ▼
▼ Heb “produce.” The noun תְּבוּאָה (tevu’ah) has a two-fold range of meaning: (1) “product; yield” of the earth (= crops; harvest) and (2) “income; revenue” in general (BDB 100 s.v.). The imagery in vv. 9–10 is agricultural; however, all Israelites – not just farmers – were expected to give the best portion (= first fruits) of their income to Lord.
Copyright information for
NETfull