Deuteronomy 14 · Verse 26

Deuteronomy 14:26

And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
Deuteronomy 14:26, King James Version

Deuteronomy 14:26 in other translations

BSBThen you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.
WEBYou shall trade the money for whatever your soul desires: for cattle, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever your soul asks of you. You shall eat there before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household.
ASVand 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 Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou and thy household.
YLTand thou hast given the money for any thing which thy soul desireth, for oxen, and for sheep, and for wine, and for strong drink, and for any thing which thy soul asketh, and thou hast eaten there before Jehovah thy God, and thou hast rejoiced, thou and thy house.
DARBYand thou shalt give the money for whatever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever thy soul asketh of thee; and thou shalt eat there before Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thy house.
BBEAnd with the money get whatever you have a desire for, oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your soul's desire may be: and make a feast there before the Lord your God, and be glad, you and all your house;
WebsterAnd thou shalt bestow that money for whatever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thy household.

What does Deuteronomy 14:26 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 Or for strong drink - What the sikera or strong drink of the Hebrews was, see in the note on Lev 10:9 (note). This one verse sufficiently shows that the Mosaic law made ample provision for the comfort and happiness of the people.

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…

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Deuteronomy 14:26 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.

וְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.Tahand you will exchangeH5414
הַכֶּ֡סֶףha.Ke.sefthe moneyH3701
בְּכֹל֩be.Kholfor allH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
תְּאַוֶּ֨הte.'a.Vehit will desireH183
נַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.Khaappetite yourH5315
בַּבָּקָ֣רba.ba.Karfor <the> cattleH1241
וּבַצֹּ֗אןu.va.Tzonand for <the> sheepH6629
וּבַיַּ֙יִן֙u.vai.Ya.yinand for <the> wineH3196
וּבַשֵּׁכָ֔רu.va.she.Kharand for <the> strong drinkH7941
וּבְכֹ֛לu.ve.Kholand for allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834
תִּֽשְׁאָלְךָ֖tish.'a.le.Khait will ask youH7592
נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaappetite yourH5315
וְאָכַ֣לְתָּve.'a.Khal.taand you will eatH398
שָּׁ֗םShamthereH8033
לִפְנֵי֙lif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ve.sa.mach.Taand you will rejoiceH8055
אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH859
וּבֵיתֶֽךָ\׃u.vei.Te.khaand household yourH1004

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 14:26

  • Ecclesiastes 9:7

    Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

  • Matthew 21:12

    And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

  • Deuteronomy 12:20-21

    When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock, which the Lord hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

  • Psalms 106:14

    But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

  • 1 Corinthians 6:12-13

    All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

  • Deuteronomy 26:11

    And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.

  • Deuteronomy 12:7

    And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.

  • Deuteronomy 12:15

    Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart.

  • Ezra 7:22

    Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing how much.

  • John 2:14-16

    And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.

  • Deuteronomy 12:12

    And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.

  • Mark 11:15

    And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
bestow.
Ezr 7:15-17,22; Mt 21:12; Mr 11:15; Joh 2:14-16
thy soul.
12:15,20,21; Ps 106:14; 1Co 6:12,13; 10:6
desireth. Heb. asketh of thee. eat.
12:7,12,18; 26:11
rejoice.
Ec 9:7

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 14:25

    Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the Lord thy God shall choose:

  • Deuteronomy 14:26

    And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

  • Deuteronomy 14:27

    And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.

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Deuteronomy 14:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y darás el dinero por todo lo que deseare tu alma, por vacas, ó por ovejas, ó por vino, ó por sidra, ó por cualquier cosa que tu alma te demandare: y comerás allí delante de Jehová tu Dios, y te alegrarás tú y tu familia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et tu donneras l’argent pour tout ce que ton âme désirera, pour du gros ou du menu bétail, ou pour du vin ou pour des boissons fortes, pour tout ce que ton âme te demandera, et tu le mangeras là, devant l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, et tu te réjouiras, toi et ta maison.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und gib das Geld für alles, was deine Seele begehrt, für Rinder und für Kleinvieh und für Wein und für starkes Getränk, und für alles, was deine Seele wünscht; und iß daselbst vor Jehova, deinem Gott, und freue dich, du und dein Haus.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et emes ex eadem pecunia quidquid tibi placuerit, sive ex armentis, sive ex ovibus, vinum quoque et siceram, et omne quod desiderat anima tua: et comedes coram Domino Deo tuo, et epulaberis tu et domus tua: