Deuteronomy 26 · Verse 13

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:
Deuteronomy 26:13, King James Version

Deuteronomy 26:13 in other translations

BSBThen you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.
WEBYou shall say before the LORD your God, “I have put away the holy things out of my house, and also have given them to the Levite, to the foreigner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all your commandment which you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, neither have I forgotten them.
ASVAnd thou shalt say before Jehovah thy God, I have put away the hallowed things out of my house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandment which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed any of thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:
YLTand thou hast said before Jehovah thy God, I have put away the separated thing out of the house, and also have given it to the Levite, and to the sojourner, and to the orphan, and to the widow, according to all Thy command which Thou hast commanded me; I have not passed over from Thy commands, nor have I forgotten.
DARBYand thou shalt say before Jehovah thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of the house, and also have given them to the Levite, and to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandment which thou hast commanded me; I have not transgressed nor forgotten any of thy commandments:
BBEAnd say before the Lord your God, I have taken all the holy things out of my house and have given them to the Levite, and the man from a strange land, and him who has no father, and the widow, as you have given me orders: I have kept in mind all your orders, in nothing have I gone against them:
WebsterThen thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of my house, and also have given them to the Levite, and to 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:

What does Deuteronomy 26:13 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…

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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…

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Deuteronomy 26:13 in the original Hebrew

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וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559
לִפְנֵי֩lif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
יְהוָ֨הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
בִּעַ֧רְתִּיbi.'Ar.tiI have removedH1197
הַקֹּ֣דֶשׁha.Ko.deshthe holy thingH6944
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004
וְגַ֨םve.Gamand alsoH1571
נְתַתִּ֤יוne.ta.TivI have given itH5414
לַלֵּוִי֙la.le.Vito the LeviteH3881
וְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.Gerand to the sojournerH1616
לַיָּת֣וֹםlai.ya.Tomto the fatherless oneH3490
וְלָאַלְמָנָ֔הve.la.'al.ma.Nahand to the widowH490
כְּכָל\־ke.khol-according to allH3605
מִצְוָתְךָ֖mitz.va.te.Khacommandment yourH4687
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
צִוִּיתָ֑נִיtzi.vi.Ta.niyou have commanded meH6680
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
עָבַ֥רְתִּי'a.Var.tiI have transgressedH5674
מִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖יךָmi.mitz.vo.Tei.khaany of commandments yourH4687
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
שָׁכָֽחְתִּי\׃sha.Kha.che.tiI have forgotten [them]H7911

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

Cross references for Deuteronomy 26:13

  • Psalms 119:176

    I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

  • Psalms 119:141

    I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.

  • Psalms 119:153

    ר RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

  • Proverbs 3:1

    My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

  • 2 Corinthians 11:31

    The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

  • 1 John 3:17-22

    But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. …

  • Psalms 26:6

    I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:

  • Job 31:16-20

    If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof; (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother’s womb;) If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering; …

  • 2 Corinthians 1:12

    For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

  • 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;

  • Psalms 26:1-3

    A Psalm of David. Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.

  • Psalms 119:93

    I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Levite.
12; 14:29; 24:19-21; Job 31:16-20
I have not.
Ps 18:21-24; 26:1-3,6; Ac 24:16; 2Co 1:12; 11:31; 1Th 2:10
1Jo 3:17-22
forgotten.
Ps 119:93,139,141,153,176; Pr 3:1

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Context

  • 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:

  • Deuteronomy 26:14

    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.

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Deuteronomy 26:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dirás delante de Jehová tu Dios: Yo he sacado lo consagrado de mi casa, y también lo he dado al Levita, y al extranjero, y al huérfano, y á la viuda, conforme á todos tus mandamientos que me ordenaste: no he traspasado tus mandamientos, ni me he olvidado de ellos:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu diras devant l’ Éternel, ton Dieu: J’ai emporté de ma maison les choses saintes, et je les ai aussi données au Lévite, et à l’étranger, à l’orphelin, et à la veuve, selon tout ton commandement que tu m’as commandé; je n’ai transgressé aucun de tes commandements, ni ne les ai oubliés.
German
Elberfelder 1871
so sollst du vor Jehova, deinem Gott, sprechen: Ich habe das Heilige aus dem Hause weggeschafft und habe es auch dem Leviten und dem Fremdling, der Waise und der Witwe gegeben, nach all deinem Gebot, das du mir geboten hast; ich habe deine Gebote nicht übertreten noch vergessen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
loquerisque in conspectu Domini Deo tui: Abstuli quod sanctificatum est de domo mea, et dedi illud Levitæ et advenæ, et pupillo ac viduæ, sicut jussisti mihi: non præterivi mandata tua, nec sum oblitus imperii tui.