"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."
And blessedbe GodMostHigh,Whohas deliveredyour enemiesinto your hand."He gavehim a tenthof all.
The kingof Sodomsaidto Abram,"Givethe peopleto me and takethe goodsfor yourself."
"Thisstone,whichI have setup as a pillar,will be God'shouse,and of allthat You giveme I will surelygivea tenthto You."
"Let Pharaohtakeactionto appointoverseersin chargeof the land,and let him exacta fifth[of the produce] of the landof Egyptin the sevenyearsof abundance.
Then Josephsaidto the people,"Behold,I have todayboughtyou and your landfor Pharaoh;now,[here] is seedfor you, and you may sowthe land.
So they said,"You have savedour lives!Let us findfavorin the sightof my lord,and we will be Pharaoh'sslaves."
It is wellwith the manwho is graciousand lends;He will maintainhis causein judgment.
How blessedis he who considersthe helpless;The LORDwill deliverhim in a dayof trouble.
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 everytenthpartof herdor flock,whateverpassesunderthe rod,the tenthone shall be holyto the LORD.
"To the sonsof Levi,behold,I have givenallthe tithein Israelfor an inheritance,in returnfor their servicewhichthey perform,the serviceof the tentof meeting.
"You shall surelytitheallthe producefrom whatyou sow,which comesout of the fieldeveryyear.
"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.
