Deuteronomy 26:13

Deuteronomy 26:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:
• New International Version (NIV)Then say to the Lord your God: “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, according to all you commanded. I have not turned aside from your commands nor have I forgotten any of them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)then you shall say before the Lord your God, 'I have removed the sacred portion out of my house, and moreover, I have given it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all your commandment that you have commanded me. I have not transgressed any of your commandments, nor have I forgotten them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then you shall say before the Lord your God: ‘I have removed the holy tithe from my house, and also have given them to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all Your commandments which You have commanded me; I have not transgressed Your commandments, nor have I forgotten them.

Context of Deuteronomy 26:13

11You will celebrate all the good things that the Lord your God has given you and your family, along with the Levites and the resident foreigners among you. 12When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages. Then you shall say before the Lord your God, “I have removed the sacred offering from my house and given it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows just as you have commanded me. I have not violated or forgotten your commandments. 14I have not eaten anything when I was in mourning, or removed any of it while ceremonially unclean, or offered any of it to the dead; I have obeyed you and have done everything you have commanded me. 15Look down from your holy dwelling place in heaven and bless your people Israel and the land you have given us, just as you promised our ancestors – a land flowing with milk and honey.”

Deuteronomy 26:13 word by word

וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ לִפְנֵי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ בִּעַ֧רְתִּי הַקֹּ֣דֶשׁ מִן־הַבַּ֗יִת וְגַ֨ם נְתַתִּ֤יו לַלֵּוִי֙ וְלַגֵּר֙ לַיָּת֣וֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָ֔ה כְּכָל־מִצְוָתְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתָ֑נִי לֹֽא־עָבַ֥רְתִּי מִמִּצְוֹתֶ֖יךָ וְלֹ֥א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then thou shalt sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• I have brought awayבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: purgeH1197
• the hallowed thingsקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and also have givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them unto the Leviteלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• and unto the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• to the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• and to the widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• according to all thy commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• which thou hast commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• me: I have not transgressedעָבַר‛âbar · to pass: trespassH5674
• neither have I forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 26:13

• Deuteronomy 26:12When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing), you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.
• Deuteronomy 14:29Then the Levites (because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work you do.
• Deuteronomy 24:19Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there, you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the Lord your God may bless all the work you do.
• Job 31:16If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
• Psalms 18:21For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.
• Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have integrity, and I trust in the Lord without wavering.
• Acts 24:16This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God – not by human wisdom but by the grace of God – we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
• 2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:10You are witnesses, and so is God, as to how holy and righteous and blameless our conduct was toward you who believe.
• 1 John 3:17But whoever has the world’s possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person?
• Psalms 119:93I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have revived me.
• Proverbs 3:1My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments,

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 26:13

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-15Verses 12-15 How should the earth yield its increase, or, if it does, what comfort can we take in it, unless therewith our God gives us his blessing? All this represented the covenant relation between a reconciled God and every true believer, and the privileges and duties belonging to it. We must be watchful, and show that according to the covenant of grace in Christ Jesus, the Lord is our God, and we are his people, waiting in his appointed way for the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13I have removed (literally burned) from my house the sacred portion and have given it: The speaker is saying that he has given part of his own property as a sacred gift. He gave it to the Levites and to others who were in need.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1512-15. When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year--Among the Hebrews there were two tithings. The first was appropriated to the Levites (Nu 18:21). The second, being the tenth of what remained, was brought to Jerusalem in kind; or it was converted into money, and the owner, on arriving in the capital, purchased sheep, bread, and oil (De 14:22, 23). This was done for two consecutive years. But this second tithing…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 26:13

• Hospitality
• Levites
• Orphan
• Poor
• Tithes

In the dictionaries

• God
• Levite
• Levi, Levite
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Heaven
• Poor
• Ready
• Stranger
• Tithe
• Atonement, Day of

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings