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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

Tithing Principles

22 (A)“You shall truly tithe all the increase of your grain that the field produces year by year. 23 (B)And you shall eat before the Lord your God, in the place where He chooses to make His name abide, the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, of (C)the firstborn of your herds and your flocks, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always. 24 But if the journey is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, or (D)if the place where the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, when the Lord your God has blessed you, 25 then you shall exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses. 26 And you shall spend that money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen or sheep, for wine or similar drink, for whatever your heart desires; you shall eat there before the Lord your God, and you shall (E)rejoice, you and your household. 27 You shall not [a]forsake the (F)Levite who is within your gates, for he has no part nor inheritance with you.

28 (G)“At the end of every third year you shall bring out the (H)tithe of your produce of that year and store it up within your gates. 29 And the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are within your gates, may come and eat and be satisfied, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 14:27 neglect