Deuteronomy 14:23

23 In the presence of the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose as a dwelling for his name, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, your wine, and your oil, as well as the firstlings of your herd and flock, so that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always.

Deuteronomy 14:23 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 14:23

And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which
he shall choose to place his name there
See ( Deuteronomy 12:5 ) there the tithe of all the fruits of the earth was to be eaten; this is the second tithe, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi, and which is more particularly described as follows:

the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil:
see ( Deuteronomy 12:7 ) (See Gill on Deuteronomy 12:7):

and the firstlings of thine herds, and of thy flocks;
of which see the note on the above place:

that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always;
which such a constant practice would inure unto; see ( Deuteronomy 10:12 ) .

Deuteronomy 14:23 In-Context

21 You shall not eat anything that dies of itself; you may give it to aliens residing in your towns for them to eat, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk.

22 Set apart a tithe of all the yield of your seed that is brought in yearly from the field.

23 In the presence of the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose as a dwelling for his name, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, your wine, and your oil, as well as the firstlings of your herd and flock, so that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always.

24 But if, when the Lord your God has blessed you, the distance is so great that you are unable to transport it, because the place where the Lord your God will choose to set his name is too far away from you,

25 then you may turn it into money. With the money secure in hand, go to the place that the Lord your God will choose;