Deuteronomy 12:17

Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
mayest	תוּכַ֞ל tu.Khal	H3201	to be able · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
eat	לֶאֱכֹ֣ל le.'e.Khol	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
gates	בִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יךָ bish.'a.Rei.kha	H8179	an opening · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
tithe	מַעְשַׂ֤ר ma'.Sar	H4643	a tenth · noun, common masculine singular construct
corn	דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ de.ga.ne.Kha	H1715	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
wine	וְתִֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ ve.ti.ro.she.Kha	H8492	must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
oil	וְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָ ve.yitz.ha.Re.kha	H3323	oil (as producing light) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
firstlings	בְּכוֹרָה bᵉkôwrâh	H1062	the firstling of man or beast
herds	בְּקָרְךָ֖ be.ka.re.Cha	H1241	beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gen… · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
flock	וְצֹאנֶ֑ךָ ve.tzo.Ne.kha	H6629	a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats) · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
vows	נְדָרֶ֙יךָ֙ ne.da.Rei.kha	H5088	a promise (to God) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
vowest	תִּדֹּ֔ר ti.Dor	H5087	to promise (pos. · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
offerings	וְנִדְבֹתֶ֖יךָ ve.nid.vo.Tei.kha	H5071	properly (abstractly) spontaneity · conjunction + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
offering	וּתְרוּמַ֥ת u.te.ru.Mat	H8641	a present (as offered up) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct
hand	יָדֶֽךָ ya.De.kha	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 26:14 I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead:…
Deuteronomy 12:6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and…
Deuteronomy 14:22-29 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
Leviticus 27:30-32 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD’s: it is holy unto the LORD.
Numbers 18:21-24 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the serv…
Deuteronomy 12:11 Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command…
Deuteronomy 12:26 Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows, thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall choose:
Deuteronomy 26:12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:5–end

There is not any one particular precept (as I remember) in all the law of Moses so largely pressed and inculcated as this, by which they are all tied to bring their sacrifices to that one altar which was set up in the court of the tabernacle, and there to perform all the rituals of their religion; for, as to moral services, then, no doubt, as now, men might pray every where, as they did in their synagogues. The command to do this, and the prohibition of the contrary, are here repeated again and again, as we teach children: and yet we are sure that there is in scripture no vain repetition; but all this stress is laid upon it, 1. Because of the strange proneness there was in the hearts of the…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 12:16

BLOOD PROHIBITED. (Deu 12:16-25) ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water--The prohibition against eating or drinking blood as an unnatural custom accompanied the announcement of the divine grant of animal flesh for food (Gen 9:4), and the prohibition was repeatedly renewed by Moses with reference to the great objects of the law (Lev 17:12), the prevention of idolatry, and the consecration of the sacrificial blood to God. In regard, however, to the blood of animals slain for food, it might be shed without ceremony and poured on the ground as a common thing like water--only for the sake of decency, as well as for preventing all risk of idolatry, it was to be cover…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 12:17

Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil,.... This cannot be understood of the tithe given to the Levites, or of that which the Levites out of theirs gave to the priests, for that was only eaten by them; but of the tithe which every three years they were to lay up within their gates, and which they were to eat with their families and others; but the other two years they were to carry it to the place the Lord chose, or turn it into money, and when they came thither purchase with it what they pleased, and eat it, they and their household, and others with them, before the Lord; see Deuteronomy 14:22, the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flocks;…

Dictionary and topics

High place — An eminence, natural or artificial, where worship by sacrifice or offerings was made (1 Kings 13:32; 2 Kings 17:29). The first altar after the Flood was built on a mountain (Gen. 8:20). Abraham also…
Tithe — A tenth of the produce of the earth consecrated and set apart for special purposes. The dedication of a tenth to God was recognized as a duty before the time of Moses. Abraham paid tithes to…
Diet Of The Jews, The · Articles used for: Oil — Articles used for: Oil
Food · .Oil — .Oil
Free-Will Offerings · 29:39; — 29:39;
Liberality · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Oil · Used for food — Used for food
Peace Offerings · To be eaten before the Lord — To be eaten before the Lord
Tithe · A second: Or its value yearly brought to the tabernacle and eaten before the Lord — A second: Or its value yearly brought to the tabernacle and eaten before the Lord
Tithes · Mosaic laws instituting — Mosaic laws instituting
Vows · Things offered in, to be brought to the tabernacle or temple — Things offered in, to be brought to the tabernacle or temple

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 12:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 12:16

John Gill on Deuteronomy 12:17

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 12:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 12:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 12:16

John Gill on Deuteronomy 12:17

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 12:15-18

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 12:15-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 12:16

Rashi on Deuteronomy 12:17