Deuteronomy 14:22

Give a Tenth of What You Produce

22 Be sure to set apart a tenth of everything your fields produce each year.

Deuteronomy 14:22 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 14:22

Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed
This was a different tithe from that which was made and given to the Levites, and out of which a tithe was taken and given to the priests, and which they only ate of; but this, as appears by the following verse, was what the owners themselves ate of, and so the tithing was left to be made by them themselves, and which they were to be sure to make, and to make it truly and faithfully:

that the field bringeth forth year by year;
being ploughed and sowed yearly, the produce of it was to be tithed yearly; the Jewish writers

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 observe on this, that it must be what the earth produces, and is fit for food: and it must be thy seed, which is especially thine, and is not common, but has an owner, and this excludes mushrooms which thou sowest not, and therefore cannot be called thy seed.

F20 Ib. in Misn. Maaserot, c. 1. sect. 1.

Deuteronomy 14:22 In-Context

20 But you can eat any creature that has wings and is "clean."

21 If you find something that's already dead, don't eat it. You can give it to an outsider who is living in any of your towns. He can eat it. Or you can sell it to someone who is from another country. But you are a holy nation. The LORD your God has set you apart for himself. Don't cook a young goat in its mother's milk.

22 Be sure to set apart a tenth of everything your fields produce each year.

23 Here are the things you should eat in the sight of the LORD your God. You should eat a tenth part of your grain, olive oil and fresh wine. You should also eat the male animals among your livestock that were born first to their mothers. Eat all of those things at the special place the LORD your God will choose. He will put his Name there. You will learn to have respect for him always.

24 But suppose the place the LORD will choose for his Name is too far away from you. And suppose your God has blessed you. And your tenth part is too heavy for you to carry.