Deuteronomio 12:17

17 Non potrai mangiare entro le tue porte le decime del tuo frumento, del tuo mosto, del tuo olio, né i primogeniti de’ tuoi armenti e de’ tuoi greggi, né ciò che avrai consacrato per voto, né le tue offerte volontarie, né quel che le tue mani avranno prelevato;

Deuteronomio 12:17 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 12:17

Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or
of thy wine, or of thy oil
This cannot be understood of the tithe given to the Levites, or of that which the Levites out of theirs gave to the priests, for that was only eaten by them; but of the tithe which every three years they were to lay up within their gates, and which they were to eat with their families and others; but the other two years they were to carry it to the place the Lord chose, or turn it into money, and when they came thither purchase with it what they pleased, and eat it, they and their household, and others with them, before the Lord; see ( Deuteronomy 14:22-29 ) ,

the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flocks;
these also the firstborn males belonged to the Lord, and so to the priests, and could not be eaten by the people any where; and must be understood either of the next firstlings, which were the people's, or of the female firstlings, which they might devote to the Lord, and so not allowed to eat at home, but in the chosen place:

nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings;
which were species of peace offerings, and so to be eaten not in their own cities, but in the place appointed:

or heave offerings of thine hand;
the firstfruits; see ( Deuteronomy 26:1-11 ) these were such they were not bound to bring, but brought them freely.

Deuteronomio 12:17 In-Context

15 Però, potrai a tuo piacimento scannare animali e mangiarne la carne in tutte le tue città, secondo la benedizione che l’Eterno t’avrà largita; tanto colui che sarà impuro come colui che sarà puro ne potranno mangiare, come si fa della carne di gazzella e di cervo;

16 ma non ne mangerete il sangue; lo spargerai per terra come acqua.

17 Non potrai mangiare entro le tue porte le decime del tuo frumento, del tuo mosto, del tuo olio, né i primogeniti de’ tuoi armenti e de’ tuoi greggi, né ciò che avrai consacrato per voto, né le tue offerte volontarie, né quel che le tue mani avranno prelevato;

18 tali cose mangerai dinanzi all’Eterno, ch’è il tuo Dio, nel luogo che l’Eterno, il tuo Dio, avrà scelto, tu, il tuo figliuolo, la tua figliuola, il tuo servo, la tua serva, e il Levita che sarà entro le tue porte; e ti rallegrerai dinanzi all’Eterno, ch’è il tuo Dio, d’ogni cosa a cui avrai messo mano.

19 Guardati bene, tutto il tempo che vivrai nel tuo paese, dall’abbandonare il Levita.