Deuteronomy 16 · Verse 17

Deuteronomy 16:17

Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.
Deuteronomy 16:17, King James Version

Deuteronomy 16:17 in other translations

BSBEveryone must appear with a gift as he is able, according to the blessing the LORD your God has given you.
WEBEvery man shall give as he is able, according to the LORD your God’s blessing which he has given you.
ASVevery man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee.
YLTeach according to the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God, which He hath given to thee.
DARBYeach shall give according to that which is in his power to give, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee.
BBEEvery man is to give as he is able, in the measure of the blessing which the Lord your God has given you.
WebsterEvery man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.

What does Deuteronomy 16:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 16:13-17

13-17. Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days--(See on Ex 23:14; Le 23:34; Nu 29:12). Various conjectures have been formed to account for the appointment of this feast at the conclusion of the whole harvest. Some imagine that it was designed to remind the Israelites of the time when they had no cornfields to reap but were daily supplied with manna; others think that it suited the convenience of the…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 16:1-17

The laws for the three yearly feasts are here repeated; that of the Passover, that of the Pentecost, that of Tabernacles; and the general law concerning the people's attendance. Never should a believer forget his low estate of guilt and misery, his deliverance, and the price it cost the Redeemer; that gratitude and joy in the Lord may be mingled with sorrow for sin, and patience under the tribulations in his way to…

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Deuteronomy 16:17 in the original Hebrew

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אִ֖ישׁ'ishanyoneH376
כְּמַתְּנַ֣תke.ma.te.Nataccording to [the] gift ofH4979
יָד֑וֹya.Dohand hisH3027
כְּבִרְכַּ֛תke.vir.Kataccording to [the] blessing ofH1293
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָֽתַן\־na.tan-he has givenH5414
לָֽךְ\׃\ \סLakhto you

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 16:17

  • 2 Corinthians 9:6-7

    But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

  • 2 Corinthians 8:12

    For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

  • Deuteronomy 16:10

    And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:

  • Mark 12:41-44

    And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

  • Leviticus 27:8

    But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value him.

  • Ezra 2:63

    And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.

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as he is able. Heb. according to the gift of his hand.
10; Le 27:8; Ezr 2:63; Mr 12:41-44; 2Co 8:12; 9:6,7

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 16:16

    Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:

  • Deuteronomy 16:17

    Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.

  • Deuteronomy 16:18

    Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

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Deuteronomy 16:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Cada uno con el don de su mano, conforme á la bendición de Jehová tu Dios, que te hubiere dado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		mais chacun selon ce que sa main peut donner, selon la bénédiction de l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, laquelle il te donnera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ein jeder nach dem, was seine Hand geben kann, nach dem Segen Jehovas, deines Gottes, den er dir gegeben hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		sed offeret unusquisque secundum quod habuerit juxta benedictionem Domini Dei sui, quam dederit ei.