You must give them the best of your<n id="1" /> grain, new wine, and olive oil, as well as the best of your wool when you shear your flocks.

<p class="poetry">He has selected the best part for himself,p> <p class="poetry">for the portion of the ruler<n id="1" /> is set aside<n id="2" /> there;p> <p class="poetry">he came with the leaders<n id="3" /> of the people,p> <p class="poetry">he obeyed the righteous laws of the <sc>Lordsc>p> <p class="poetry">and his ordinances with Israel.p>

Rather, he must acknowledge the son of the less loved<n id="1" /> wife as firstborn and give him the double portion<n id="2" /> of all he has, for that son is the beginning of his father&#8217;s procreative power<n id="3" /> &#8211; to him should go the right of the firstborn.p>

So now, look! I have brought the first of the ground&#8217;s produce that you, <sc>Lord,sc> have given me.&#8221; Then you must set it down before the <sc>Lordsc> your God and worship before him.<n id="1" />