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22 “Certainly you must give a tithe of all the yield of your seed, which comes forth from your field year after year.[a] 23 And you shall eat before[b] Yahweh your God in the place that he will choose to make to dwell his name there the tithe of your grain, your wine and your olive oil and the firstling of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to revere Yahweh your God always.[c] 24 But if the distance is too great for you,[d] so that you are not able to transport[e] it, because the place that Yahweh your God will choose to set his name there, it is too far from you, when Yahweh your God will bless you, 25 then in that case you may exchange for money,[f] and you shall take[g] the money to your hand and go to the place that Yahweh your God will choose. 26 You may spend the money for anything that you desire,[h] for oxen or for sheep or for wine or for strong drink or for anything that you desire,[i] and you shall eat it there before[j] Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household. 27 And as to the Levite who is in your towns,[k] you shall not neglect him, because there is not a plot of ground for him and an inheritance along with you.

28 “At the end of three years you shall bring out all of the tithe of your yield for that year, and you shall store it in your towns.[l] 29 And so the Levite may come, because there is no plot of ground for him or an inheritance with you, and the alien also may come and the orphan and the widow that are in your towns,[m] and they may eat their fill,[n] so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all of the work of your hand that you undertake.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 14:22 Literally “the going forth of the field year by year”
  2. Deuteronomy 14:23 Literally “before the faces of”
  3. Deuteronomy 14:23 Literally “all of the days”
  4. Deuteronomy 14:24 Literally “it is great from you the journey that”
  5. Deuteronomy 14:24 Or “carry”
  6. Deuteronomy 14:25 Literally “you may give it in for the money/silver”
  7. Deuteronomy 14:25 Or “bind”
  8. Deuteronomy 14:26 Literally “that your soul/inner self desires”
  9. Deuteronomy 14:26 Literally “that your soul/inner self desires”
  10. Deuteronomy 14:26 Literally “to the face of”
  11. Deuteronomy 14:27 Literally “gates”
  12. Deuteronomy 14:28 Literally “gates”
  13. Deuteronomy 14:29 Literally “gates”
  14. Deuteronomy 14:29 Literally “they may eat and they may be satisfied”

Regulations concerning Tithes

22 “Set apart a tithe of all the yield of your seed that is brought in yearly from the field.(A) 23 In the presence of the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose as a dwelling for his name, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, your wine, and your oil, as well as the firstlings of your herd and flock, so that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always.(B) 24 But if, when the Lord your God has blessed you, the distance is so great that you are unable to transport it, because the place where the Lord your God will choose to set his name is too far away from you,(C) 25 then you may turn it into money. With the money secure in hand, go to the place that the Lord your God will choose; 26 spend the money for whatever you wish: oxen, sheep, wine, strong drink, or whatever you desire. And you shall eat there in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your household rejoicing together.(D) 27 As for the Levites resident in your towns, do not neglect them, because they have no allotment or inheritance with you.(E)

28 “Every third year you shall bring out the full tithe of your produce for that year and store it within your towns;(F) 29 the Levites, because they have no allotment or inheritance with you, as well as the resident aliens, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work that you undertake.(G)

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