Deuteronomy:14:22-29
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Thou shalt surely tithe all the increase of thy seed ,
that which is brought forth in the field year by year .
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And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God ,
in the place which He shall choose to cause His name to dwell there ,
the tithe of thy corn ,
of thy wine ,
and of thine oil ,
and the firstlings of thy herd and of thy flock ;
that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always .
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And if the way be too long for thee ,
so that thou art not able to carry it ,
because the place is too far from thee ,
which the LORD thy God shall choose to set His name there ,
when the LORD thy God shall bless thee ;
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then shalt thou turn it into money ,
and bind up the money in thy hand ,
and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose .
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And thou shalt bestow the money for whatsoever thy soul desireth ,
for oxen ,
or for sheep ,
or for wine ,
or for strong drink ,
or for whatsoever thy soul asketh of thee ;
and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God ,
and thou shalt rejoice ,
thou and thy household .
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And the Levite that is within thy gates ,
thou shalt not forsake him ;
for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee .
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At the end of every three years ,
even in the same year ,
thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase ,
and shall lay it up within thy gates .
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And the Levite ,
because he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee ,
and the stranger ,
and the fatherless ,
and the widow ,
that are within thy gates ,
shall come ,
and shall eat and be satisfied ;
that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest .