Deuteronomy 26 · Verse 12

Deuteronomy 26:12

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;
Deuteronomy 26:12, King James Version

Deuteronomy 26:12 in other translations

BSBWhen you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.
WEBWhen you have finished tithing all the tithe of your increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then you shall give it to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within your gates and be filled.
ASVWhen thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithe of thine increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then thou shalt give it unto the Levite, to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled.
YLT‘When thou dost complete to tithe all the tithe of thine increase in the third year, the year of the tithe, then thou hast given to the Levite, to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, and they have eaten within thy gates, and been satisfied,
DARBYWhen thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thy produce in the third year, the year of tithing, thou shalt give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat in thy gates, and be filled;
BBEWhen you have taken out a tenth from the tenth of all your produce in the third year, which is the year when this has to be done, give it to the Levite, and the man from a strange land, and the child without a father, and the widow, so that they may have food in your towns and be full;
WebsterWhen thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thy increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled:

What does Deuteronomy 26:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 26:12-15
12-15. When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year--Among the Hebrews there were two tithings. The first was appropriated to the Levites (Nu 18:21). The second, being the tenth of what remained, was brought to Jerusalem in kind; or it was converted into money, and the owner, on arriving in the capital, purchased sheep, bread, and oil (De 14:22, 23). This was done for two consecutive years. But this second tithing was eaten at home, and the third year distributed among the poor of the place (De 14:28, 29).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 The third year, which is the year of tithing - This is supposed to mean the third year of the seventh or Sabbatical year, in which the tenths were to be given to the poor. See the law, Deu 14:28. But from the letter in both these places it would appear that the tithe was for the Levites, and that this tithe was drawn only once in three years.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 26:12-15
How should the earth yield its increase, or, if it does, what comfort can we take in it, unless therewith our God gives us his blessing? All this represented the covenant relation between a reconciled God and every true believer, and the privileges and duties belonging to it. We must be watchful, and show that according to the covenant of grace in Christ Jesus, the Lord is our God, and we are his people, waiting in his appointed way for the performance of his gracious promises.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Deuteronomy 26:12 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.

כִּ֣יkiifH3588
תְכַלֶּ֞הte.kha.Lehyou will finishH3615
לַ֠עְשֵׂרLa'.serto titheH6237
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
מַעְשַׂ֧רma'.Sar[the] tithe ofH4643
תְּבוּאָתְךָ֛te.vu.'a.te.Khaproduce yourH8393
בַּשָּׁנָ֥הba.sha.Nahin the yearH8141
הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖תha.she.li.Shit<the> thirdH7992
שְׁנַ֣תshe.Nat[the] year ofH8141
הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֑רha.ma.'a.Serthe titheH4643
וְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.Tahand you will give [it]H5414
לַלֵּוִ֗יla.le.Vito the LeviteH3881
לַגֵּר֙la.Gerto the sojournerH1616
לַיָּת֣וֹםlai.ya.Tomto the fatherless oneH3490
וְלָֽאַלְמָנָ֔הve.la.'al.ma.Nahand to the widowH490
וְאָכְל֥וּve.'a.khe.Luand they will eatH398
בִשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָvish.'a.Rei.khain gates yourH8179
וְשָׂבֵֽעוּ\׃ve.sa.Ve.'uand they will be satisfiedH7646

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 26:12

  • Numbers 18:24

    But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

  • Leviticus 27:30

    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.

  • Philippians 4:18-19

    But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

  • Deuteronomy 14:22-29

    Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. 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. And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy God hath blessed thee: 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: …

  • Proverbs 14:21

    He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

  • Hebrews 7:5

    And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:

  • Deuteronomy 12:17-19

    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: But thou must eat them before the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto. Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.

  • Deuteronomy 16:14

    And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

  • Hebrews 7:9

    And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.

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the tithes.
Le 27:30; Nu 18:24
the third.
14:22-29
hast given it.
12:17-19; 16:14; Pr 14:21; Php 4:18,19

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Context

  • 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 26:12

    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;

  • Deuteronomy 26:13

    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:

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Deuteronomy 26:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cuando hubieres acabado de diezmar todo el diezmo de tus frutos en el año tercero, el año del diezmo, darás también al Levita, al extranjero, al huérfano y á la viuda; y comerán en tus villas, y se saciarán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Quand tu auras achevé de lever toute la dîme de ta récolte, dans la troisième année, qui est l’année de la dîme, tu la donneras au Lévite, à l’étranger, à l’orphelin, et à la veuve; et ils la mangeront dans tes portes et seront rassasiés.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn du fertig bist mit dem Abtragen alles Zehnten deines Ertrages im dritten Jahre, dem Jahre des Zehnten, und du ihn dem Leviten, dem Fremdling, der Waise und der Witwe gegeben hast, damit sie in deinen Toren essen und sich sättigen:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quando compleveris decimam cunctarum frugum tuarum, anno decimarum tertio, dabis Levitæ, et advenæ, et pupillo et viduæ, ut comedant intra portas tuas, et saturentur: