Study Desk

"You ^(C1)shall certainly tithe all the produce from ^(F1)what you sow, which comes from the field every year.

"You shall eat in the presence of the LORD your God, ^(C1)at the place where He chooses to establish His name, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may ^(C2)learn to fear the LORD your God always.

"But if the ^(F1)distance is so great for you that you are not able to ^(F2)bring the tithe, since the place where the LORD your God chooses ^(C1)to set His name is too far away from you when the LORD your God blesses you,

then you shall ^(F1)exchange it for money, and bind the money in your hand and go to the place which the LORD your God chooses.

"And you may spend the money on whatever your ^(F1)heart desires: on oxen, sheep, wine, other strong drink, or whatever your ^(F1)heart ^(F2)desires; and ^(C1)there you shall eat in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household.

"Also you shall not neglect ^(C1)the Levite who is in your ^(F1)town, ^(C2)for he has no portion or inheritance among you.

"^(C1)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 ^(F1)town.

"And the Levite, ^(C1)because he has no portion or inheritance among you, and ^(C2)the stranger, the ^(F1)orphan, and the widow who are in your ^(F2)town, shall come and ^(C3)eat and be satisfied, in order that ^(C4)the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.