Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.
Parallel translations
- WEB You shall say before Yahweh your God, “I have put away the holy things out of my house, and also have given them to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all your commandment which you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, neither have I forgotten them.
- KJV Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:
- ESV then you shall say before the LORD your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion out of my house, and moreover, I have given it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all your commandment that you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, nor have I forgotten them.
- NKJV then you shall say before the Lord your God: ‘I have removed the holy tithe from my house, and also have given them to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed Your commandments, nor have I forgotten them.
- NASB And you shall say before the Lord your God, ‘I have removed the sacred portion from my house, and have also given it to the Levite, the stranger, the orphan, and the widow, in accordance with all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not violated or forgotten any of Your commandments.
- NLT Then you must declare in the presence of the Lord your God, ‘I have taken the sacred gift from my house and have given it to the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows, just as you commanded me. I have not violated or forgotten any of your commands.
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Quick answer
The worshiper declares before God that he has faithfully given the tithe to the needy as commanded, neglecting none of God's commands. Obedience is to be sincere and complete, offered openly before the Lord.
Overview
This confession affirms that the sacred portion was rightly distributed and the commandments not forgotten or transgressed. It calls for honest self-examination before God in matters of generosity and obedience. While no one keeps the law perfectly, the heart's sincerity is what God seeks, a sincerity ultimately made possible through the cleansing and renewing work of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 119:141I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
- Ps 119:153Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.
- Ps 119:176I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
- Ps 119:93I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.
- Ps 119:139My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.
- 1 Jn 3:17–22If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
- 2 Cor 11:31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
- Deut 14:29Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
- Prov 3:1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
- Job 31:16–20If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
- 2 Cor 1:12And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
- Acts 24:16In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
- Ps 18:21–24For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
- Ps 26:6I wash my hands in innocence that I may go about Your altar, O LORD,
- Deut 26:12When 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 24:19–21If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
- Ps 26:1–3Of David. Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
- 1 Th 2:10You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
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