And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.
You should go to the priest who is serving at that time and say to him, 'I declare today to the LORD your God that I have come into the land that the LORD promised our ancestors he would give us.'
The writer is instructing the Israelites to formally acknowledge to God through the priest that they have received the promised land their ancestors were told about.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Moses' instructions about the firstfruits ceremony that the Israelites were to perform once they settled in the Promised Land. It was a formal declaration of gratitude and recognition that God had fulfilled His covenant promise made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob generations earlier. This ceremony would take place at the central sanctuary where the priesthood served.
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