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22 “You (A)shall surely tithe all the produce from [a]what you sow, which comes out of the field every year. 23 And you shall eat in the presence of Yahweh your God, (B)at the place where He chooses for His name to dwell, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may (C)learn to fear Yahweh your God all your days. 24 And if the [b]distance is so great for you that you are not able to [c]bring the tithe, since the place where Yahweh your God chooses (D)to set His name is too far away from you when Yahweh your God blesses you, 25 then you shall [d]exchange it for money and bind the money in your hand and go to the place which Yahweh your God chooses. 26 And you may spend the money for whatever your [e]heart desires: for oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink or whatever your [f]heart [g]desires; and (E)there you shall eat in the presence of Yahweh your God and be glad, you and your household. 27 Also you shall not forsake (F)the Levite who is within your gates, (G)for he has no portion or inheritance among you.

28 (H)At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year and shall deposit it within your gates. 29 And the Levite, (I)because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and (J)the sojourner, the [h]orphan, and the widow who are within your gates, shall come and (K)eat and be satisfied, in order that (L)Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 14:22 Lit your seed
  2. Deuteronomy 14:24 Lit way
  3. Deuteronomy 14:24 Lit carry it
  4. Deuteronomy 14:25 Lit give in money
  5. Deuteronomy 14:26 Lit soul
  6. Deuteronomy 14:26 Lit soul
  7. Deuteronomy 14:26 Lit asks of you
  8. Deuteronomy 14:29 Or fatherless

Tithes

22 (A)“You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. 23 And before the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, (B)you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, (C)and the firstborn of your herd and flock, (D)that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always. 24 And if the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, when the Lord your God blesses you, because (E)the place is too far from you, which the Lord your God chooses, to set his name there, 25 then you shall turn it into money and bind up the money in your hand and go to the place that the Lord your God chooses 26 and spend the money for whatever you desire—oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves. And (F)you shall eat there before the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household. 27 And you shall not neglect (G)the Levite who is within your towns, for (H)he has no portion or inheritance with you.

28 (I)“At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns. 29 And the Levite, because (J)he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that (K)the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.

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