Deuteronomy Chapter 14 verse 29 Holy Bible
and the Levite, because he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest.
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And the Levite, because he has no part or heritage in the land, and the man from a strange country, and the child who has no father, and the widow, who are living among you, will come and take food and have enough; and so the blessing of the Lord your God will be on you in everything you do.
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and the Levite -- for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee -- and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest.
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And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
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And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest.
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and the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the foreigner living among you, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.
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and come in hath the Levite (for he hath no part and inheritance with thee), and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who `are' within thy gates, and they have eaten, and been satisfied, so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou dost.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(29) And the Levite.--Rashi says, "the Levite shall come and take the first tithe (described in Numbers 18), and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow the second tithe." But there is no proof whatever that anything except the second tithe is alluded to in the whole of this passage. The Levite always shared with the poor (see Deuteronomy 16:11; Deuteronomy 16:14). Rashi's opinion is worth notice chiefly for the following reason. Some modern critics insist that the Law of Deuteronomy is contradictory to that of Numbers in respect of tithe; but if the Jews, who kept the whole Law strictly, not only saw no discrepancy between its several precepts, but actually took the precept in Deuteronomy to imply the precept in Numbers, why should we go out of our way to make difficulties now? If the precepts were harmonious and compatible, why should they be the work of different men? It is hardly likely that a whole nation would consent to pay double tithes, and acknowledge the obligation to do so by perpetual enactment, if the laws that commanded the tithe were contradictory. And the more closely we look at the subject, the more clearly will the distinction between the first and second tithes appear. The first was only an ordinary rate for the support of the Levitical ministry. No sacredness attached to it. The second was a tithe taken for Jehovah, "that thou mayest learn to fear Jehovah thy God always" (Deuteronomy 14:23). The tithe was either to be a joyful feast for the family, or a special gift to God's poor. It furnished a table spread by the God of Israel for the entertainment of His guests. Why this should be confused with the ordinary rate for the maintenance of the Levitical ministry, it is not easy to understand.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֡י (hal·lê·wî)Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi(becauseכִּ֣י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionhe has noאֵֽין־ (’ên-)AdverbStrong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particleportionחֵ֨לֶק (ḥê·leq)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2506: Portion, tract, territoryor inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֜ה (wə·na·ḥă·lāh)Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portionamong you),עִמָּ֗ךְ (‘im·māḵ)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 5973: With, equally withthe foreigner,וְ֠הַגֵּר (wə·hag·gêr)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1616: A guest, a foreignerthe fatherless,וְהַיָּת֤וֹם (wə·hay·yā·ṯō·wm)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3490: A bereaved personand the widowוְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ (wə·hā·’al·mā·nāh)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 490: A widow, a desolate placewithin your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ (biš·‘ā·re·ḵā)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 8179: An opening, door, gatemay comeוּבָ֣א (ū·ḇā)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goand eatוְאָכְל֖וּ (wə·’ā·ḵə·lū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 398: To eatand be satisfied.וְשָׂבֵ֑עוּ (wə·śā·ḇê·‘ū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeitedAnd the LORDיְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelyour Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativewill blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ (yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singularStrong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curseyou in allבְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe workמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה (ma·‘ă·śêh)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, propertyof your hands.יָדְךָ֖ (yā·ḏə·ḵā)Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 3027: A handJump to PreviousBless Eat Hand Inheritance Levite Part Portion Satisfied Stranger Widow Within Work
