"Whenyou have finishedpayingallthe titheof your increasein the thirdyear,the yearof tithing,then you shall giveit to the Levite,to the stranger,to the orphanand to the widow,that they may eatin your townsand be satisfied.
"At the harvestyou shall givea fifthto Pharaoh,and four-fifthsshall be your own for seedof the fieldand for your foodand for those of your householdsand as foodfor your littleones."
Josephmadeit a statuteconcerningthe landof Egypt[valid] to thisday,that Pharaohshould have the fifth;onlythe landof the priestsdid not becomePharaoh's.
He who despiseshis neighborsins,But happyis he who is graciousto the poor.
Thus allthe titheof the land,of the seedof the landor of the fruitof the tree,is the LORD'S;it is holyto the LORD.
"For the titheof the sonsof Israel,whichthey offeras an offeringto the LORD,I have givento the Levitesfor an inheritance;thereforeI have saidconcerning them, 'They shall havenoinheritanceamongthe sonsof Israel.'"
and you shall rejoicein your feast,you and your sonand your daughterand your maleand femaleservantsand the Leviteand the strangerand the orphanand the widowwhoare in your towns.
And thoseindeedof the sonsof Leviwho receivethe priest's officehavecommandmentin the Lawto collect a tenthfrom the people,that is, from their brethren,althoughthese are descendedfrom Abraham.
And, soto speak,throughAbrahamevenLevi,who receivedtithes,paid tithes,
