Tobit 1:6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 (A)But I alone used to go often to Jerusalem for the festivals, as was prescribed for all Israel by longstanding decree.[a] Bringing with me the first fruits of crops, the firstlings of the flock, the tithes of livestock, and the first shearings of sheep,(B) I used to hasten to Jerusalem
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- 1:6–8 Longstanding decree: Dt 12:11, 13–14. Refusing to worship at Jeroboam’s shrines, the faithful Tobit continued to bring his offerings to Jerusalem; see 2 Chr 11:16. For the various tithes, cf. Lv 27:30–33; Nm 18:20–32; 2 Chr 31:4–6; Dt 14:22–29; 26:12–13.
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