Deuteronomy 14 · Verse 22

Deuteronomy 14:22

Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
Deuteronomy 14:22, King James Version

Deuteronomy 14:22 in other translations

BSBYou must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
WEBYou shall surely tithe all the increase of your seed, that which comes out of the field year by year.
ASVThou shalt surely tithe all the increase of thy seed, that which cometh forth from the field year by year.
YLT‘Thou dost certainly tithe all the increase of thy seed which the field is bringing forth year by year;
DARBYThou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, the produce of the field, year by year.
BBEPut on one side a tenth of all the increase of your seed, produced year by year.
WebsterThou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.

What does Deuteronomy 14:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 14:22-27
22-27. Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed--The dedication of a tenth part of the year's produce in everything was then a religious duty. It was to be brought as an offering to the sanctuary; and, where distance prevented its being taken in kind, it was by this statute convertible into money.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 22 Thou shalt truly tithe - Meaning the second tithe which themselves were to eat, Deu 14:23, for there was a first tithe that was given to the Levites, out of which they paid a tenth part to the priests, Num 18:24-28; Neh 10:37, Neh 10:38. Then of that which remained, the owners separated a second tithe, which they ate before the Lord the first and second year; and in the third year it was given to the Levites and to the poor, Deu 14:28, Deu 14:29. In the fourth and fifth years it was eaten again by the owners, and in the sixth year was given to the poor. The seventh year was a Sabbath to the land, and then all things were common, Exo 23:10, Exo 23:11, where see the notes, Exo 23:11 (note), and see Ainsworth on this verse.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 14:22-29
A second portion from the produce of their land was required. The whole appointment evidently was against the covetousness, distrust, and selfishness of the human heart. It promoted friendliness, liberality, and cheerfulness, and raised a fund for the relief of the poor. They were taught that their worldly portion was most comfortably enjoyed, when shared with their brethren who were in want. If we thus serve God, and do good with what we have, it is promised that the Lord our God will bless us in all the works of our land. The blessing of God is all to our outward prosperity; and without that blessing, the work of our hands will bring nothing to pass. The blessing descends upon the working hand. Expect not that God should bless thee in thy idleness and love of ease. And it descends upon the giving hand. He who thus scatters, certainly increases; and to be free and generous in the support of religion, and any good work, is the surest and safest way of thriving.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Deuteronomy 14:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עַשֵּׂ֣ר'a.Serfully <tithe>H6237
תְּעַשֵּׂ֔רte.'a.Seryou will titheH6237
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
תְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'At[the] produce ofH8393
זַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaseed yourH2233
הַיֹּצֵ֥אhai.yo.Tze'which comes outH3318
הַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704
שָׁנָ֥הsha.Naha yearH8141
שָׁנָֽה\׃sha.Naha yearH8141

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 14:22

  • Numbers 18:21

    And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Deuteronomy 12:6

    And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

  • Deuteronomy 26:12-15

    When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them: I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me. Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

  • Nehemiah 10:37

    And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.

  • Deuteronomy 12:17

    Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:

  • Leviticus 27:30-33

    And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord. And if a man will at all redeem ought of his tithes, he shall add thereto the fifth part thereof. And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord. He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.

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12:6,17; 26:12-15; Le 27:30-33; Nu 18:21; Ne 10:37

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 14:21

    Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

  • Deuteronomy 14:22

    Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.

  • Deuteronomy 14:23

    And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always.

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Deuteronomy 14:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Indispensablemente diezmarás todo el producto de tu simiente, que rindiere el campo cada un año.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu dîmeras exactement tout le rapport de ta semence, que ton champ produira chaque année.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Du sollst treulich verzehnten allen Ertrag deiner Saat, die aus dem Felde erwächst, Jahr für Jahr.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Decimam partem separabis de cunctis fructibus tuis qui nascuntur in terra per annos singulos,