Deuteronomy 14:22-29

English Standard Version

Tithes

²²^(A)“You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. ²³And 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. ²⁴And 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, ²⁵then 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 ²⁶and 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. ²⁷And 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. ²⁹And 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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Deuteronomy 14:22-29

New American Standard Bible

²²“You ^(A)shall certainly tithe all the produce from ^[a]what you sow, which comes from the field every year. ²³You shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God, ^(B)at the place where He chooses to establish His name, 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 the Lord your God always. ²⁴But if the ^[b]distance is so great for you that you are not able to ^[c]bring the tithe, since the place where the Lord your God chooses ^(D)to set His name is too far away from you when the Lord your God blesses you, ²⁵then you shall ^[d]exchange it for money, and bind the money in your hand and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses. ²⁶And you may spend the money on whatever your ^[e]heart desires: on oxen, sheep, wine, other strong drink, or whatever your ^[f]heart ^[g]desires; and ^(E)there you shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household. ²⁷Also you shall not neglect ^(F)the Levite who is in your ^[h]town, ^(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 you shall deposit it in your ^[i]town. ²⁹And the Levite, ^(I)because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and ^(J)the stranger, the ^[j]orphan, and the widow who are in your ^[k]town, shall come and ^(K)eat and be satisfied, in order that ^(L)the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.