- the tenth:
- "But¹¹ the tithesª of the childrenª of Israel,ª which¹ they offerª° [as] an heave offeringª unto the LORD,ª I have givenª° to the Levitesª to inherit:ª therefore¹¹ I have saidª° unto them, Amongª the childrenª of Israelª they shall haveª° no¹ inheritance.ª ... Thus speakª° unto¹ the Levites,ª and sayª° unto¹ them, When¹ ye takeª° of¹¹ the childrenª of Israelª¹ the tithesª which¹ I have givenª° you from¹¹ them for your inheritance,ª then ye shall offer²° up¹ an heave offeringª of¹ it for the LORD,ª [even] a tenthª [part] of¹ the tithe.ª" {Num 18:24-26} + "And all¹ the titheª of the land,ª [whether] of the seedª¹ of the land,ª [or] of the fruitª¹ of the tree,ª [is] the LORD'S:ª [it is] holyª unto the LORD.ª ... And concerning¹ the titheª of the herd,ª or of the flock,ª [even] of whatsoever¹¹ passethª° under¹ the rod,ª the tenthª shall be¹ holyª unto the LORD.ª" {Lev 27:30-32} + "Thou mayestª° not¹ eatª° within thy gatesª the titheª of thy corn,ª or of thy wine,ª or of thy oil,ª or the firstlingsª of thy herdsª or of thy flock,ª nor any¹ of thy vowsª which¹ thou vowest,ª° nor thy freewill offerings,ª or heave offeringª of thine hand:ª ... Take heedª° to thyself that thou forsake²° not¹¹¹ the Leviteª as long as thou livestª¹ upon¹ the earth.ª" {Deu 12:17-19} + "Thou shalt truly²° titheª°¹ all¹ the increaseª of thy seed,ª that the fieldª bringeth forthª° yearª by year.ª ... And the Levite,ª (because¹ he hath no¹ partª nor inheritanceª with¹ thee,) and the stranger,ª and the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª which¹ [are] within thy gates,ª shall come,ª° and shall eatª° and be satisfied;ª° that¹ the LORDª thy Godª may blessª° thee in all¹ the workª of thine handª which¹ thou doest.ª°" {Deu 14:22-29} + "And as soon as the commandmentª came abroad,ª° the childrenª of Israelª brought²° in abundanceª° the firstfruitsª of corn,ª wine,ª and oil,ª and honey,ª and of all¹ the increaseª of the field;ª and the titheª of all¹ [things] brought²° they in¹ abundantly.ª ... And [concerning] the childrenª of Israelª and Judah,ª that dweltª° in the citiesª of Judah,ª they¹ also¹ brought inª° the titheª of oxenª and sheep,ª and the titheª of holy thingsª which were consecratedª° unto the LORDª their God,ª and laidª° [them] by heaps.ª" {2Ch 31:5-6} + "And brought inª°¹ the offeringsª and the tithesª and the dedicatedª [things] faithfully:ª over¹ which Cononiahª the Levite²¹ [was] ruler,ª and Shimeiª his brotherª [was] the next.ª" {2Ch 31:12} + "And [that] we should bringª° the firstfruitsª of our dough,ª and our offerings,ª and the fruitª of all¹ manner of trees,ª of wineª and of oil,ª unto the priests,ª to¹ the chambersª of the houseª of our God;ª and the tithesª of our groundª unto the Levites,ª that the same¹ Levitesª might have the tithesª° in all¹ the citiesª of our tillage.ª ... For¹ the childrenª of Israelª and the childrenª of Leviª shall bringª°¹ the offeringª of the corn,ª of the new wine,ª and the oil,ª unto¹ the chambers,ª where¹ [are] the vesselsª of the sanctuary,ª and the priestsª that minister,ª° and the porters,ª and the singers:ª° and we will not¹ forsakeª°¹ the houseª of our God.ª" {Neh 10:37-39} + "And at that¹ timeª were some²¹ appointedª° over¹ the chambersª for the treasures,ª for the offerings,ª for the firstfruits,ª and for the tithes,ª to gatherª° into them out of the fieldsª of the citiesª the portionsª of the lawª for the priestsª and Levites:ª for¹ Judahª rejoicedª for¹ the priestsª and for¹ the Levitesª that waited.ª°" {Neh 12:44} + "Then broughtª° all¹ Judahª the titheª of the cornª and the new wineª and the oilª unto the treasuries.ª" {Neh 13:12}
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