“At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year, and you shall deposit it in your town.
Parallel translations
- WEB At the end of every three years you shall bring all the tithe of your increase in the same year, and shall store it within your gates.
- KJV At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:
- BSB At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates.
- NKJV “At the end of every third year you shall bring out the tithe of your produce of that year and store it up within your gates.
- NLT “At the end of every third year, bring the entire tithe of that year’s harvest and store it in the nearest town.
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Quick answer
Every third year the tithe was stored locally rather than carried to the sanctuary, set aside for the needy. God built care for the poor into Israel's economy.
Overview
This 'third-year tithe' was kept within the town gates rather than eaten in celebration at the central place. It created a regular, structured provision for those without land or family support. The rhythm shows that true devotion to God is inseparable from concrete generosity toward the vulnerable, a theme the prophets and the New Testament repeatedly press home.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Deut 14:22You shall surely tithe all the increase of your seed, that which comes out of the field year by year.
- Deut 26:12–15When you have finished tithing all the tithe of your increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within your gates, and be filled.
- Amos 4:4“Go to Bethel, and sin; to Gilgal, and sin more. Bring your sacrifices every morning, your tithes every three days,
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