Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall surely tithe all the increase of your seed, that which comes out of the field year by year.
- BSB You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
- 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.
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Cross-references · 6
- Num 18:21And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
- Deut 26:12–15When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;
- Deut 12:17Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:
- Neh 10:37And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
- Deut 12:6And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:
- Lev 27:30–33And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’s: it is holy unto the LORD.
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