⁸ The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless^(A) you in the land he is giving you.

¹² The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse^(A) of his bounty,^(B) to send rain^(C) on your land in season and to bless^(D) all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.^(E)

³⁰ The best of all the firstfruits^(A) and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal^(B) so that a blessing^(C) may rest on your household.^(D)

¹⁹ Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate^(A) and the olive tree have not borne fruit.^(B)

“‘From this day on I will bless^(C) you.’”

¹⁰ Bring the whole tithe^(A) into the storehouse,^(B) that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates^(C) of heaven and pour out^(D) so much blessing^(E) that there will not be room enough to store it.^(F)

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