Bible in Basic English
"And he has been our guide to this place, and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey."
— Deuteronomy 26:9, Bible in Basic English
“And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
And the Egyptians were cruel to us, crushing us under a hard yoke:
And our cry went up to the Lord, the God of our fathers, and the Lord's ear was open to the voice of our cry, and his eyes took note of our grief and the crushing weight of our work:
And the Lord took us out of Egypt with a strong hand and a stretched-out arm, with works of power and signs and wonders:
And he has been our guide to this place, and has given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.
So now, I have come here with the first of the fruits of the earth which you, O Lord, have given me. Then you will put it down before the Lord your God and give him worship:
And you will have joy in every good thing which the Lord your God has given to you and to your family; and the Levite, and the man from a strange land who is with you, will take part in your joy.
When you have taken out a tenth from the tenth of all your produce in the third year, which is the year when this has to be done, give it to the Levite, and the man from a strange land, and the child without a father, and the widow, so that they may have food in your towns and be full;