³⁰ “‘A tithe^(A) of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy^(B) to the Lord.

¹⁰ Bring the whole tithe^(A) into the storehouse,^(B) that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates^(C) of heaven and pour out^(D) so much blessing^(E) that there will not be room enough to store it.^(F)

Tithes

²² Be sure to set aside a tenth^(A) of all that your fields produce each year.

⁴ Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch^(A) Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!^(B)

³⁸ Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.^(A) For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”^(B)