Proverbs 3:9

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Honoure the LORDE wt yi substaunce, & wt ye firstlinges of all thine encrease:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כַּבֵּ֣ד אֶת־יְ֭הוָה מֵהוֹנֶ֑ךָ וּ֝מֵרֵאשִׁ֗ית כָּל־תְּבוּאָתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

kabbēd ʾet-YHWH from-hônekā and-from-rēʾšît all-təbûʾātekā

Grammar Details

• *kabbēd*: verb, piel imperative masculine singular - honor
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
• *hônekā*: noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wealth
• *rēʾšît*: noun, feminine singular construct - first/beginning of
• *təbûʾātekā*: noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your produce/income

Word Meanings

• *kabbēd*: honor/glorify/hold in high esteem
• *hônekā*: wealth/substance/riches
• *rēʾšît*: first/beginning/best
• *təbûʾātekā*: produce/income/yield/revenue

Referenced Verses

• Exod 23:19 : 19 The first of the first frutes of thy felde shalt thou brynge in to the house of the LORDE thy God. And shalt not seeth a kydd, whyle it is in his mothers mylke.
• Phil 4:17-18 : 17 Not that I seke giftes, but I seke the frute, that it be abudaunt in yor rekenynge. 18 For I haue all, and haue plentye. I was euen fylled wha I receaued of Epaphroditus, that which came from you, an odoure of swetenes, a sacrifice accepted & pleasaunt vnto God.
• Exod 22:29 : 29 Thy drie and moist frutes shalt thou not kepe backe. Thy first sonne shalt thou geue vnto me.
• 1 Cor 16:2 : 2 Vpon some Sabbath daye let euery one of you put aside by him selfe, and laye vp what so euer he thinketh mete, that the colleccion be not to gather whan I come.
• Exod 34:26 : 26 The firstlinges of ye first frutes of thy lode shalt thou brynge in to the house of the LORDE thy God. Thou shalt not seith a kydd, whyle it is yet in his mothers mylke.
• Deut 26:2-9 : 2 thou shalt take of all maner first frutes of the londe, that come out of thy grounde, which the LORDE thy God geueth the, & shalt put them in a maunde, and go vnto the place which the LORDE thy God shal chose (yt his name maye dwell there) 3 and thou shalt come vnto the prest which shalbe at that tyme, and saye vnto him: I knowlege this daye vnto the LORDE thy God, that I am come in to the londe, which ye LORDE sware vnto oure fathers to geue vs. 4 And the prest shal take the maunde out of thine hande, and set it downe before the altare of the LORDE thy God. 5 Then shalt thou answere and saye before the LORDE thy God: The Syrians wolde haue destroyed my father, which wete downe in to Egipte, and was a strauger there with a small folke, and became there a nacio greate, mightie & full of people. 6 But the Egipcias intreated vs euell, and troubled vs, and layed an harde bondage vpo vs. 7 Then cried we vnto ye LORDE, the God of oure fathers. And the LORDE herde oure cryenge, and loked on oure aduersite, laboure, and oppressio, 8 & brought vs out of Egipte with a mightie hande, and a stretched out arme, and with greate terryblenesse thorow tokens and woders, 9 and hath broughte vs vnto this place and hath geuen vs this londe, that floweth with mylke and hony. 10 Therfore brynge I now the first frutes of the londe, which the LORDE hath geuen vs. And thou shalt leaue them before the LORDE thy God, and geue thankes before the LORDE thy God, 11 and reioyse ouer all the good, that the LORDE yi God hath geuen the, and thyne house: thou and the Leuite, and the straunger that is with the. 12 Whan thou hast brought together all ye tythes of thine increase in the thirde yeare, which is a yeare of tithes, thou shalt geue it vnto the Leuite, to the straunger, to the fatherlesse, and to the wedowe, that they maie eate within yi gates, and be filled. 13 And thou shalt saye before the LORDE thy God: I haue broughte that halowed is, out of my house, and haue geuen it vnto the Leuyte, the straunger, the fatherlesse, and the wedowe, acordinge to all thy commaundement which thou hast comaunded me. I haue not transgressed thy commaundementes, ner forgotten them. 14 I haue not eaten therof in my heuynesse, ner taken awaye therof in vnclennesse. I haue not geue therof vnto the deed. I haue bene obedient vnto the voyce of the LORDE my God, and haue done all as he hath commaunded me. 15 Loke downe from thy holy habitacion, from heauen, and blesse thy people of Israel, and ye londe that thou hast geuen vs, as thou swarest vnto oure fathers, a londe that floweth with mylke and hony.
• Prov 14:31 : 31 He that doth a poore man wroge, blasphemeth his maker: but who so hath pitie of the poore, doth honoure vnto God.
• Hag 1:4-9 : 4 Ye yor selues can fynde tyme to dwell in syled houses, and shal this house lye waist? 5 Considre now youre owne wayes in youre hertes (saieth ye LORDE of hoostes) 6 ye sowe moch, but ye bringe litle in: Ye eate, but ye haue not ynough: ye drinke, but ye are not fylled: ye decke youre selues, but ye are not warme: & he yt earneth eny wage, putteth it in a broken purse. 7 Thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes: Cosidre youre owne wayes in youre hertes, 8 get you vp to the mountayne, fetch wod, & buylde vp the house: that it maye be acceptable vnto me, and that I maye shewe myne honoure, saieth the LORDE. 9 Ye loked for moch, and lo it is come to litle: & though ye brynge it home, yet do I blowe it awaye. And why so, saieth the LORDE of hoostes? Eue because that my house lyeth so waist, and ye renne euery man vnto his owne house.
• Mal 3:8-9 : 8 Shulde a man vse falsede and disceate with God, as ye vse falsede and disceate with me? Yet ye saye: wherin vse we disceate with the? In Tythes and heaue offerynges. 9 Therfore are ye cursed with penury, because ye dyssemble with me, all the sorte of you. 10 Brynge euery Tythe in to my barne, yt there maye be meat in myne house: and proue me withall (sayeth the LORDE of hoostes) yf I wil not open the wyndowes of heauen vnto you, and poure you out a blessinge with plenteousnesse.
• Mark 14:7-8 : 7 Ye haue allwaye the poore with you, and wha so euer ye wil, ye maye do the good: but me haue ye not allwaie. 8 She hath done what she coulde, she is come before, to anoynte my body for my buriall.
• Exod 35:20-29 : 20 Then wente all the congregacion of the childre of Israel out fro Moses, 21 & euery one brought the gift of his hert: & all that they wolde of fre will, the same brought they for an Heue offerynge vnto the LORDE for ye worke of the Tabernacle of witnesse, & for all the seruyce therof, & for the holy vestimetes. 22 Both men & wemen that were of a wyllynge hert, brought bracelettes, earynges, rynges & gyrdels, and all maner Iewels of golde: Euery man also brought golde for Waue offerynges vnto the LORDE. 23 And who so euer foude by him yalow sylke, scarlet, purple, whyte sylke, goates hayre, reed skynnes of rames, and Doo skynnes, brought it. 24 And who so euer houe vp syluer & brasse, brought it for ye Heue offerynge vnto the LORDE. And who so euer founde Fyrre tre by him, brought it for all maner of worke of the Gods seruyce. 25 And soch wemen as were wyse herted, spanne with their hades, and brought their sponne worke of yalow sylke, scarlet, purple, and whyte sylke. 26 And soch wemen as had hye vnderstondinge in wysdome, spanne goates hayre. 27 As for ye prynces, they brought Onix stones, and set stones, for ye ouerbody coate, and for the brestlappe, 28 and spyces, and oyle for ye lightes, and for the anoyntinge oyle, and for swete incense. 29 Thus the children of Israel brought fre wyllynge offerynges, both man and weme, for all maner of worke, that the LORDE had commaunded by Moses, to be made.
• Num 7:2-9 : 2 Then offred the captaynes of Israel, which were the rulers in their fathers houses. For they were the captaynes amonge ye kynreds, and stode ouer the that were nombred. 3 And they brought their offerynges before the LORDE, sixe couered charettes, and twolue oxen, for euery two captaynes a charett, and an oxe for euery one, and brought them before the habitacion. 4 And the LORDE sayde vnto Moses: 5 Take it of them, that it maye serue for the mynistracion of the Tabernacle of wytnesse, and geue it vnto the Leuites, vnto euery one acordinge to his office. 6 Then toke Moses the charettes and oxen, and gaue them vnto the Leuites. 7 Two charettes and foure oxen gaue he vnto ye children of Gerson acordinge to their office: 8 and foure charettes and eight oxen gaue he vnto the children of Merari acordinge to their office, vnder the hande of Ithamar the sonne of Aaron the prest. 9 But vnto the children of Rahath he gaue nothynge, because they had an holy office vpon them, and must beare vpo their shulders. 10 And the captaines offred to the dedicacion of the altare, in the daye whan it was anoynted, and offred their giftes before the altare. 11 And ye LORDE sayde vnto Moses: Let euery captayne brynge his offerynge vpon his daye to the dedicacion of the altare. 12 On the first daye, Nahasson the sonne of Aminadab, of the trybe of Iuda, offred his gifte. 13 And his gifte was a syluer charger, worth an hundreth and thyrtie Sycles: A syluer boule, worth seuentye Sycles (after the Sycle of the Sanctuary) both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferinge: 14 And a golden spone, worth ten Sycles of golde, full of incense: 15 A bullocke from amonge the greate catell, a ramme, a lambe of a yeare olde for a burntofferynge, 16 an he goate for a synofferynge: 17 And for an healthofferynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, and fyue lambes of a yeare olde. This is the gifte of Nahasson the sonne of Aminadab. 18 On the seconde daye offred Nathaneel the sonne of Zuar, the captayne of Isachar 19 his gifte was a syluer charger, worth an hundreth and thirtie Sycles: A syluer boule, worth seuentye Sycles (after the Sycle of the Sanctuary) both full of fyne floure myngled with oile for a meatofferinge: 20 And a golden spone, worth ten Sycles of golde, full of incense: 21 A bullocke from amonge the greate catell, a rame, a lambe of a yeare olde for a burntofferynge, 22 an he goate for a synofferynge: 23 And for an healthofferynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, and fyue lambes of a yeare olde. This is the gifte of Nathaneel the sonne of Zuar. 24 On the thirde daye, the captayne of the children of Zabulon, Eliab the sonne of Helon. 25 His gifte was a syluer charger, worth an hundreth and thirtie Sycles: A syluer boule, worth seuentye Sycles (after the Sycle of the Sanctuary) both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferynge: 26 And a golden spone, worth ten Sycles of golde, full of incense: 27 A bullocke from amonge the greate catell, a ramme, a lambe of a yeare olde for a burntofferynge, 28 an he goate for a synofferynge: 29 And for an healthofferinge two oxen, fyue rammes, fiue he goates, and fiue lambes of a yeare olde. This is the gifte of Eliab the sonne of Helon. 30 On the fourth daye, the captayne of the children of Ruben, Elizur the sonne of Sedeur. 31 His gifte was a syluer charger, worth an hundreth and thirtie Sycles: A syluer boule, worth seuentye Sycles (after the Sycle of the Sanctuary) both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferynge: 32 And a golde spone, worth ten Sycles of golde, full of incense: 33 A bullocke from amonge the greate catell, a ramme, a lambe of a yeare olde for a burntofferinge, 34 an he goate for a synofferynge: 35 And for an healthofferynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, & fyue lambes of a yeare olde. This is the gifte of Elizur the sonne of Sedeur. 36 On the fifth daye, the captayne of ye children of Simeon, Selumiel the sonne of Zuri Sadai. 37 His gifte was a syluer charger, worth an hundreth and thirtie Sycles: A siluer boule, worth seuentye Sycles (after the Sycle of the Sanctuary) both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferinge: 38 And a golde spone, worth ten Sycles of golde, full of incese: 39 A bullocke from amoge the greate catell, a ramme, a lambe of a yeare olde for a burntofferinge, 40 & an he goate for a synofferynge: 41 And for an healthofferynge two oxe, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, and fiue lambes of a yeare olde. This is the gifts of Selumiel the sonne of Zuri Sadai. 42 On the sixte daye, the captayne of ye children of Gad, Eliasaph the sonne of Deguel. 43 His gifte was a siluer charger, worth an hudreth & thirtie Sicles: A syluer boule, worth seuentye Sycles (after the Sycle of ye Sanctuary) both full of fine floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferynge: 44 And a golden spone, worth ten Sycles of golde, full of incense: 45 A bullocke from amonge ye greate catell, a ramme, a lambe of a yeare olde for a burntofferinge, 46 an he goate for a synnofferynge: 47 And for an health offerynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, and fyue lambes of a yeare olde. This is the gifte of Eliasaph the sonne of Deguel. 48 On the seuenth daye the captayne of the children of Ephraim, Elisama, the sonne of Amihud. 49 His gifte was a syluer charger, worth an hundreth and thirtie Sycles: A syluer boule, worth seuentye Sycles (after ye Sycle of the Sanctuary) both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferynge: 50 And a golde spone, worth ten Sycles of golde, full of incense: 51 A bullocke from amonge the greate catell, a rame, a lambe of a yeare olde for a burntofferynge, 52 an he goate for a synofferynge: 53 And for an healthofferynge two oxe, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, and fyue lambes of a yeare olde. This is ye gifte of Elisama the sonne of Amihud. 54 On the eight daye, the caytayne of the children of Manasse, Gamaliel the sonne of Pedazur. 55 His gifte was a syluer charger, worth an hundreth and thirtie Sycles: A syluer boule, worth seuentye Sycles (after the Sycle of ye Sanctuary) both full of fyne floure myngled wt oyle for a meatofferynge: 56 And a golde spone, worth ten Sycles of golde, full of incese. 57 A bullocke from amoge the greate catell, a ramme, a lambe of a yeare olde for a burntofferynge, 58 an he goate for a synofferynge. 59 And for an healthofferynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, & fyue lambes of a yeare olde. This is the gifte of Gamaliel the sonne of Pedazur. 60 On the nyenth daye, the captayne of the children of Ben Iamin, Abidan the sonne of Gedeoni. 61 His gifte was a syluer charger, worth an hundreth and thirtie Sycles: A syluer boule, worth seuentye Sycles (after the Sycle of the Sanctuary) both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferynge: 62 And a golden spone, worth ten Sycles of golde, full of incese: 63 A bullocke from amonge the greate catell, a ramme, a lambe of a yeare olde for a burntofferynge: 64 (Omitted Text) 65 And for an healthofferynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, and fyue lambes of a yeare olde. This is the gifte of Abidan the sonne of Gedeoni. 66 On the tenth daye, the captayne of the children of Dan, Ahieser the sonne of Ammi Sadai. 67 His gifte was a siluer charger, worth an hundreth & thirtie Sycles: A syluer boule, worth seuentie Sycles (after the Sycle of the Sactuary) both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferynge: 68 And a golden spone, worth ten Sycles of golde, full of incense: 69 A bullocke from amonge the greate catell, a ramme, a lambe of a yeare olde for a burntofferynge, 70 an he goate for a synofferynge: 71 And for an healthofferynge two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, & fyue lambes of a yeare olde. This is the gifte of Ahieser the sonne of Ammi Sadai. 72 On the eleuenth daye, the captayne of ye childre of Asser, Pagiel the sonne of Ochra: 73 His gifte was a syluer charger, worth an hundreth and thirtie Sycles: A syluer boule, worth seuentie Sycles (after the Sycle of the Sactuary) both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferynge: 74 And a golden spone, worth ten Sycles of golde, full of incese: 75 A bullocke from the greate catell, a ramme, a lambe of a yeare olde for a burntofferynge, 76 an he goate for a synofferynge: 77 And for an healthofferynge two oxe, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, and fyue lambes of a yeare olde. This is the gifte of Pagiel the sonne of Ochran. 78 On the twolfte daye, the captayne of the children of Nephtali, Ahira the sonne of Enan. 79 His gifte was a syluer charger, worth an hundreth and thirtie Sycles: A syluer boule, worth seuentye Sycles (after the Sycle of the Sanctuary) both full of fyne floure myngled with oyle for a meatofferynge: 80 And a golden spone, worth ten Sycles of golde, full of incense: 81 A bullocke from amonge the greate catell, a ramme, a lambe of a yeare olde for a burntofferinge, 82 an he goate for a synnofferinge: 83 And for an health offeringe two oxen, fyue rammes, fyue he goates, and fyue lambes of a yeare olde. This is the gifte of Ahira the sonne of Enan. 84 This is ye dedicacion of the altare, what tyme as it was anoynted, vnto the which ye captaynes of Israel offered these twolue syluer chargers, twolue syluer boules, twolue spones of golde: 85 euery charger conteynynge an hudreth and thirtie Sycles of syluer, and euery boule seuentye Sycles. So that ye summe of all the syluer in the vessels, was two thousande and foure hundreth Sycles (after the Sycle of the Sanctuary). 86 And the twolue spones of golde full of incense, conteyned euery one ten Sycles, after the Sycle of the Sanctuary: So that the summe of the golde in the spones, was an hundreth and twentye Sycles. 87 The summe of the catell for the burntofferinges, was twolue bullockes, twolue rammes, twolue labes of a yeare olde with their meatofferinges: And twolue he goates for synnofferinges. 88 And the summe of the catell for the healthofferinges, was foure and twetye oxen, thre score rammes, and thre score he goates, thre score labes of a yeare olde. This is the dedicacion of the altare, after that it was anoynted. 89 And whan Moses wente in to the Tabernacle of wytnes, yt he might be commoned withall, he herde the voyce speakynge vnto him fro of the Mercy seate, which was vpo the Arke of witnes betwixte the two Cherubins, from thence was he comoned withall.
• Num 31:50-54 : 50 therfore brynge we a present vnto the LORDE, what euery one hath foude of Iewels of golde, cheynes, bracelettes, rynges, earinges, and taches, that oure soules maye be reconcyled before the LORDE. 51 And Moses and Eleasar ye prest toke of them ye golde of all maner ornamentes. 52 And all the golde of the Heueofferynge that they Heued vnto the LORDE, was sixtene thousande and seuen hundreth and fyftye Sycles, of the captaynes ouer thousandes and hundreds. 53 For loke what euery one had spoyled, that was his awne. 54 And Moses wt Eleasar the prest toke the golde of the captaynes ouer thousandes and hundreds, and broughte it in to the Tabernacle of witnesse for a remembraunce of the children of Israel before the LORDE.
• 2 Cor 8:2-3 : 2 For their reioysinge was most abundaunt, whan they were tryed by moch trouble: & though they were exceadinge poore, yet haue they geue exceadinge richely, and that in synglenesse. 3 For to their power (I beare recorde) yee and beyonde their power, they were wyllinge of their awne acorde,
• 2 Cor 8:8-9 : 8 This I saye not as commaudynge, but seynge, other are so diligent, I proue youre loue also, whether it be perfecte or no. 9 For ye knowe the liberalite of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, which though he be riche, yet for youre sakes he became poore, yt ye thorow his pouerte mighte be made riche.
• 1 John 3:17-18 : 17 But he yt hath this worldes good, & seyth his brother haue nede, and shutteth vp his hert fro him, how dwelleth the loue of God in him? 18 My litle children, let vs not loue with worde nether with tonge, but with ye dede, and with the trueth.
• Luke 14:13-14 : 13 But wha thou makest a feast, call the poore, the crepell, the lame, the blynde, 14 then art thou blessed, for they can not recompece ye. But it shalbe recompensed the in the resurreccion of the righteous.
• Gen 28:22 : 22 and this stone that I haue set vp, shalbe an house of God: and all that thou geuest me, I wyl geue the the tenth therof.
• Gen 14:18-21 : 18 But Melchisedech the kynge of Salem brought forth bred and wyne. And he beynge the prest of the most hye God, 19 blessed him and sayde: Blessed be thou Abram vnto the most hye God possessor of heauen and earth. 20 And praysed be God the Hyest, which hath delyuered thine enemies in to thy handes. And Abram gaue him tythes of all. 21 Then sayde the kynge of Sodome vnto Abram: Geue me the soules, and take ye goodes vnto thy self.
• Mark 14:10-21 : 10 And Iudas Iscarioth one of the twolue wente vnto the hye prestes, to betraye him vnto them. 11 Whan they herde yt, they were glad, & promysed that they wolde geue him money. And he sought, how he might coueniently betraye him. 12 And vpon ye first daye of swete bred, wha the Easter lambe was offered, his disciples sayde vnto him: Where wilt thou yt we go and prepare, yt thou mayest eate ye Easter labe? 13 And he sent two of his disciples, and sayde vnto them: Go youre waye into the cite, and there shal mete you a ma bearinge a pitcher with water, folowe him, 14 & where so euer he goeth in, there saye ye to the good man of the house: The Master sendeth the worde: Where is the gest house, wherin I maye eate the Easter labe, wt my disciples? 15 And he shal shewe you a greate parlour, which is paued & prepared, there make readye for vs. 16 And ye disciples wete forth, & came in to ye cite, & foude it as he had sayde vnto the. And they prepared ye Easter lambe. 17 At euen he came wt the twolue. 18 And as they sat at the table & ate, Iesus sayde: Verely I saye vnto you: One of you yt eateth wt me, shal betraye me. 19 And they were sory, & sayde vnto hi one after another: Is it I? & another (sayde:) is it I? 20 He answered & saide vnto the: One of the twolue, euen ye same yt dyppeth with me in ye platter. 21 The sonne of man truly goeth forth, as it is wrytte of hi. But wo vnto that ma, by whom the sonne of man is betrayed. It were better for the same man, that he had neuer bene borne.