- and the tithes:
- "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 ... He shall not¹ searchª° whether¹ it be goodª or bad,ª neither¹ shall he changeª° it: and if¹ he change²° it at all,ª° then both it¹ and the changeª thereof shall be¹ holy;ª it shall not¹ be redeemed.ª°" {Lev 27:30-33} + "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" {Num 18:21} + "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 ... And ye shall bearª° no¹ sinª by reason of¹ it, when ye have heavedª° from it¹ the bestª of¹ it: neither¹ shall ye polluteª° the holy thingsª of the childrenª of Israel,ª lest¹ ye die.ª°" {Num 18:24-32} + "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 31:6} + "Will a manª robª° God?ª Yet¹ ye¹ have robbedª° me. But ye say,ª° Wherein¹ have we robbedª° thee? In tithesª and offerings.ª" {Mal 3:8} + "Bringª° ye¹ all¹ the tithesª into¹ the storehouse,ª¹ that there may be¹ meatª in mine house,ª and proveª° me now¹ herewith,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª if¹ I will not¹ openª° you¹ the windowsª of heaven,ª and pour you outª° a blessing,ª that¹ [there shall] not¹ [be room] enoughª [to receive it]." {Mal 3:10}
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