And blessedbe GodMostHigh,Whohas deliveredyour enemiesinto your hand."He gavehim a tenthof all.
The kingof Sodomsaidto Abram,"Givethe peopleto me and takethe goodsfor yourself."
He said,"Blessedbe the LORD,the Godof my masterAbraham,whohas not forsakenHis lovingkindnessand His truthtowardmy master;as for me, the LORDhas guidedme in the wayto the houseof my master'sbrothers."
"Thisstone,whichI have setup as a pillar,will be God'shouse,and of allthat You giveme I will surelygivea tenthto You."
"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 also said,"Blessedbe the LORD,The Godof Shem;And let Canaanbe his servant.
Ahimaazcalledand saidto the king,"All is well."And he prostratedhimself before the kingwith his faceto the ground.And he said,"Blessedis the LORDyour God,whohas deliveredup the menwholiftedtheir handsagainst my lordthe king."
They faithfullybroughtin the contributionsand the tithesand the consecratedthings;and Conaniahthe Levite[was] the officerin chargeof them and his brotherShimei[was] second.
We will also bringthe firstof our dough,our contributions,the fruitof everytree,the newwineand the oilto the priestsat the chambersof the houseof our God,and the titheof our groundto the Levites,for the Levitesare they who receivethe tithesin allthe ruraltowns.
AllJudahthen broughtthe titheof the grain,wineand oilinto the storehouses.
Blessedbe the LORD,my rock,Who trainsmy handsfor war,[And] my fingersfor battle;
For by their own swordthey did not possessthe land,And their own armdid not savethem, But Your righthandand Your armand the lightof Your presence,For You favoredthem.
Blessedbe the Lord,who dailybearsour burden,The God[who] is our salvation.Selah.
So Jethrosaid,"Blessedbe the LORDwhodeliveredyou from the handof the Egyptiansand from the handof Pharaoh,[and] whodeliveredthe peoplefrom underthe handof the Egyptians.
"EnterBetheland transgress;In Gilgalmultiplytransgression!Bringyour sacrificesevery morning,Your tithesevery threedays.
"Bringthe wholetitheinto the storehouse,so that there may be foodin My house,and testMe nowin this,"saysthe LORDof hosts,"ifI will not openfor you the windowsof heavenand pourout for you a blessinguntilit overflows.
"Will a manrobGod?Yetyou are robbingMe! But you say,'Howhave we robbedYou?' In tithesand offerings.
Also on the dayof the firstfruits,when you presenta newgrain offeringto the LORDin your [Feast of] Weeks,you shall havea holyconvocation;you shall donolaboriouswork.
I fasttwicea week;I pay tithesof allthat I get.'
to be a ministerof ChristJesusto the Gentiles,ministering as a priestthe gospelof God,sothat [my] offeringof the Gentilesmay becomeacceptable,sanctifiedby the HolySpirit.
Blessed[be] the Godand Fatherof our LordJesusChrist,who has blessedus with everyspiritualblessingin the heavenly[places] in Christ,
"You are not allowedto eatwithin your gatesthe titheof your grainor newwineor oil,or the firstbornof your herdor flock,or anyof your votiveofferingswhichyou vow,or your freewillofferings,or the contributionof your hand.
"You shall eatin the presenceof the LORDyour God,at the placewhereHe choosesto establishHis name,the titheof your grain,your newwine,your oil,and the firstbornof your herdand your flock,sothat you may learnto fearthe LORDyour Godalways.
"At the endof every thirdyearyou shall bringout allthe titheof your producein that year,and shall deposit[it] in your town.
Joshuacapturedallthesekingsand their landsat onetime,becausethe LORD,the Godof Israel,foughtfor Israel.
