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Deuteronomy 14:22

Deuteronomy 14:22
Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thou shalt then turn it into money,.... The tithe, which would be lighter and easier carriage:

and bind up the money in thine hand; put it into a bag or purse, and tie it up and carry it in the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

These words recall in general terms the command of the earlier legislation respecting tithes (compare Lev 27:30; Num 18:26), but refer more particularly to the second or festival tithe, which was an…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 14:22-29

We have here a part of the statute concerning tithes. The productions of the ground were twice tithed, so that, putting both together, a fifth part was devoted to God out of their increase, and only…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Thou shalt surely tithe Heb. tithing thou shalt tithe: an idiom emphasising the bare fact.

increase Lit. income(or in-brought), revenue, all the produce.

of thy seed Not of cereals alone, but…