Giving a Tithe

²² Be sure to ·save [set aside/apart] ·one-tenth [^Ta tithe] of all ·your crops [^Lthe produce/yield of your seed of the field] each year. ²³ Eat it in the presence of the Lord your God in the place where he chooses to ·be worshiped [^Lcause his name to dwell; ^CZion; 12:4–7]. Eat the ·tenth [tithe] of your grain, new wine, and oil, and eat the animals born first to your herds and flocks. Do this so that you will learn to ·respect [fear] the Lord your God ·always [^Levery day]. ²⁴ But if the place the Lord will choose to ·be worshiped [^Lset his name there] is too far away and he has blessed you so much you cannot carry a ·tenth [^Ttithe], ²⁵ exchange your ·one-tenth [^Ttithe] for silver. Then ·take [^Lgrasp in your hand] the silver with you to the place the Lord your God shall choose. ²⁶ ·Use [Spend; ^LGive] the silver to buy anything you wish—cattle, sheep, wine, ·beer [^Tstrong drink; ^Can alcoholic beverage made from grain], or anything you wish. Then you and your ·family [^Lhouse] will eat and celebrate there before the Lord your God. ²⁷ Do not ·forget [^Labandon; forsake] the Levites in your ·town [^Lgates], because they have no land of their own among you.

²⁸ At the end of every third year, everyone should bring ·one-tenth [^Ta tithe] of that year’s crop and store it in your ·towns [^Lgates]. ²⁹ This is for the Levites so they may eat and be full. (They have no ·land of their own [^Lallotment or inheritance] among you.) It is also for ·strangers [foreigners; resident aliens], orphans, and widows who live in your ·towns [^Lgates] so that all of them may eat and be full. Then the Lord your God will bless you and all the work ·you do [^Lof your hands that you do].