Deuteronomy 12:17

Translations

Modern

Within 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.

Traditional

Thou 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:

Literal

You must not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, or your new wine, or your oil, or of the firstborn of your herd or your flock, or of any of your offerings that you vow, or of your freewill offerings, or of the contribution of your hand.

Latin

Non poteris comedere in oppidis tuis decimam frumenti, et vini, et olei tui, primogenita armentorum et pecorum, et omnia quæ voveris, et sponte offerre volueris, et primitias manuum tuarum:

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English

Within 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.

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Related verses

Deuteronomy 26:14
I have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.
Deuteronomy 14:22–29
You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
Deuteronomy 12:6
To 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.
Deuteronomy 26:12
When 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.
Deuteronomy 12:26
But you are to take your holy things and your vow offerings and go to the place the LORD will choose.
Deuteronomy 12:11
…then the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.
Numbers 18:21–24
Behold, 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.
Leviticus 27:30–32
Thus 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.

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Covenant Deer Deuteronomy, Book of Kings, Books of First and Second Offerings and Sacrifices Oil Tithe, Tithing

Topics

Food: Articles of Oil Free-Will offerings: General Scriptures Concerning Liberality: General Scriptures Concerning Offerings: Heave in Certain Instances This offering Was Brought to the Tabernacle, or Temple Oil used for Food Oil was Tithable by the Law Peace-Offerings: To be Eaten Before the Lord The Diet of the Jews: Articles Used for Oil Tithe: A Second: Or Its Value Yearly Brought to the Tabernacle and Eaten Tithes: Mosaic Laws Instituting Vows: All Things Dedicated By, to be Brought to the Tabernacle Vows: Things offered In, to be Brought to the Tabernacle or Temple

Deuteronomy 12:17

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