You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall surely tithe all the increase of your seed, that which comes out of the field year by year.
- KJV Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
- NKJV “You shall truly tithe all the increase of your grain that the field produces year by year.
- NASB “You shall certainly tithe all the produce from what you sow, which comes from the field every year.
- NLT “You must set aside a tithe of your crops—one-tenth of all the crops you harvest each year.
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Quick answer
Israel must faithfully set aside a tithe of all their yearly produce. Giving a tenth acknowledges God's ownership and provision.
Overview
Moses commands a regular tithe of the land's increase, introducing instruction on the tithe that follows. This giving recognized that all the harvest came from God and was to be returned to him in part with gratitude. The principle of cheerful, proportionate giving as worship continues for God's people, who give in response to the surpassing gift of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Num 18:21Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.
- Deut 26:12–15When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.
- Deut 12:17Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts.
- Neh 10:37Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor.
- Deut 12:6To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
- Lev 27:30–33Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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