Deuteronomy 26:12

Good News Translation

“Every third year give the tithe—a tenth of your crops—to the Levites, the foreigners, the orphans, and the widows, so that in every community they will have all they need to eat. When you have done this,

Cross References

Genesis 47:24

At the time of harvest you must give one-fifth to the king. You can use the rest for seed and for food for yourselves and your families.”

Genesis 47:26

So Joseph made it a law for the land of Egypt that one-fifth of the harvest should belong to the king. This law still remains in force today. Only the lands of the priests did not become the king's property.

Proverbs 14:21

If you want to be happy, be kind to the poor; it is a sin to despise anyone.

Leviticus 27:30

One tenth of all the produce of the land, whether grain or fruit, belongs to the Lord.

Numbers 18:24

because I have given to them as their possession the tithe which the Israelites present to me as a special contribution. That is why I told them that they would have no permanent property in Israel.”

Deuteronomy 16:14

Enjoy it with your children, your servants, and the Levites, foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your towns.

Hebrews 7:5

And those descendants of Levi who are priests are commanded by the Law to collect one tenth from the people of Israel, that is, from their own people, even though they are also descendants of Abraham.

Hebrews 7:9

And, so to speak, when Abraham paid the tenth, Levi (whose descendants collect the tenth) also paid it.