Deuteronomy 14:24

24 "If the distance is so great for you that you are not able to bring the tithe, since the place where * the LORD your God chooses ¹to set His name is too far away from you when the LORD your God blesses you,

Deuteronomy 14:24 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 14:24

And if the way be too long for thee
The way from the place where any Israelite might live:

to carry it;
the tithe and the firstlings, it would be too expensive or too troublesome in any way that could be devised:

or if the place shall be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God
shall choose to set his name there;
which by the event appeared to be the city of Jerusalem, and this from some parts of the land of Canaan was very distant:

when the Lord thy God hath blessed thee;
with a large increase of the fruits of the earth, and of flocks and herds.

Deuteronomy 14:24 In-Context

22 "You shall surely tithe all the produce from what you sow, which comes out of the field every year.

23 "You shall eat in the presence of the LORD your God, 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 learn to fear the LORD your God always .

24 "If the distance is so great for you that you are not able to bring the tithe, since the place where the LORD your God chooses to set His name is too far away from you when the LORD your God blesses you,

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

26 "You may spend the money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household.

Cross References

• 1. Deuteronomy 12:5, 21

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "way"
• [b]. Lit "carry" it