then you shall exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses.
Parallel translations
- WEB then you shall turn it into money, and bind up the money in your hand, and shall go to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose.
- KJV Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:
- BSB then exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God will choose.
- NASB then you shall exchange it for money, and bind the money in your hand and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses.
- NLT If so, you may sell the tithe portion of your crops and herds, put the money in a pouch, and go to the place the Lord your God has chosen.
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The distant worshiper could sell the tithe, carry the money, and travel to God's chosen place. Worship at the central sanctuary remained the goal.
Overview
The tithe could be exchanged for silver and brought to the place God would choose, preserving the principle of centralized worship while easing the practical burden. This protected Israel from scattered, syncretistic worship by drawing all the tribes to one sanctuary. It foreshadows the gathering of God's people around one Lord and one place of true worship, fulfilled in Christ.
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