rsv Deuteronomy:14:22-29 SEEK
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You shall tithe all the yield of your seed ,
which comes forth from the field year by year .
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And before the LORD your God ,
in the place which he will choose ,
to make his name dwell there ,
you shall eat the tithe of your grain ,
of your wine ,
and of your oil ,
and the firstlings of your herd and flock ;
that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always .
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And if the way is too long for you ,
so that you are not able to bring the tithe ,
when the LORD your God blesses you ,
because the place is too far from you ,
which the LORD your God chooses ,
to set his name there ,
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then you shall turn it into money ,
and bind up the money in your hand ,
and go to the place which the LORD your God chooses ,
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and spend the money for whatever you desire ,
oxen ,
or sheep ,
or wine or strong drink ,
whatever your appetite craves ;
and you shall eat there before the LORD your God and rejoice ,
you and your household .
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And you shall not forsake the Levite who is within your towns ,
for he has no portion or inheritance with you .
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At the end of every three years you shall bring forth all the tithe of your produce in the same year ,
and lay it up within your towns ;
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and the Levite ,
because he has no portion or inheritance with you ,
and the sojourner ,
the fatherless ,
and the widow ,
who are within your towns ,
shall come and eat and be filled ;
that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do .