11 So (A)you shall rejoice in every good thing which the Lord your God has given to you and your house, you and the Levite and the stranger who is among you.

12 “When you have finished laying aside all the (B)tithe of your increase in the third year—(C)the year of tithing—and have given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your gates and be filled, 13 then you shall say before the Lord your God: ‘I have removed the [a]holy tithe from my house, and also have given them to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed Your commandments, (D)nor have I forgotten them.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 26:13 hallowed things

11 Then you and the Levites(A) and the foreigners residing among you shall rejoice(B) in all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your household.

12 When you have finished setting aside a tenth(C) of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe,(D) you shall give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that they may eat in your towns and be satisfied. 13 Then say to the Lord your God: “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, according to all you commanded. I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten any of them.(E)

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