Deuteronomy 14:27
And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
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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
the Levite within thy gates The rural minister, dispossessed of his allowances by the removal of the tithe from the local sanctuaries.
thou shalt not forsake him Not in LXX: which adds stranger,…
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