- the tithe:
- "And thither¹ ye shall bringª° your burnt offerings,ª and your sacrifices,ª and your tithes,ª and¹ heave offeringsª of your hand,ª and your vows,ª and your freewill offerings,ª and the firstlingsª of your herdsª and of your flocks:ª" {Deu 12:6} + "Then there shall be¹ a placeª which¹ the LORDª your Godª shall chooseª° to cause his nameª to dwellª° there;¹ thither¹ shall ye bringª°¹ all¹ that¹ I¹ commandª° you; your burnt offerings,ª and your sacrifices,ª your tithes,ª and the heave offeringª of your hand,ª and all¹ your choiceª vowsª which¹ ye vowª° unto the LORD:ª" {Deu 12:11} + "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} + "When¹ thou hast made an endª° of tithingª°¹ all¹ the tithesª of thine increaseª the thirdª year,ª [which is] the yearª of tithing,ª and hast givenª° [it] unto the Levite,ª the stranger,ª the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª that they may eatª° within thy gates,ª and be filled;ª°" {Deu 26:12} + "I have not¹ eatenª° thereof¹ in my mourning,ª neither¹ have I taken awayª° [ought] thereof¹ for [any] uncleanª [use], nor¹ givenª° [ought] thereof¹ for the dead:ª° [but] I have hearkenedª° to the voiceª of the LORDª my God,ª [and] have doneª° according to all¹ that¹ thou hast commandedª° me." {Deu 26:14} + "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} + "And, behold,¹ I have givenª° the childrenª of Leviª all¹ the tenthª in Israelª for an inheritance,ª forª their serviceª which¹ they¹ serve,ª° [even]¹ the serviceª of the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª ... 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" {Num 18:21-24}
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