Deuteronomy 14:29

Deuteronomy 14:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
• New International Version (NIV)so that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are within your gates, may come and eat and be satisfied, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

Context of Deuteronomy 14:29

27And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. 28At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thy increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates: And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest.

Deuteronomy 14:29 word by word

וּבָ֣א הַלֵּוִ֡י כִּ֣י אֵֽין־לוֹ֩ חֵ֨לֶק וְנַחֲלָ֜ה עִמָּ֗ךְ וְ֠הַגֵּר וְהַיָּת֤וֹם וְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ וְאָכְל֖וּ וְשָׂבֵ֑עוּ לְמַ֤עַן יְבָרֶכְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכָל־מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ סRead the interlinear

• Leviteלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• partחֵ֫לֶקchêleq · portionH2506
• inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• gatesשַׁ֫עַרsha‛ar · gate: townH8179
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• satisfiedשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• handיָדyâd · handH3027
• doestעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 14:29

• Deuteronomy 14:27And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
• Deuteronomy 12:12And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your male and female servants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
• Deuteronomy 16:11And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy male, and female servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
• Deuteronomy 24:19When thou cuttest down thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.
• Deuteronomy 26:12When thou hast finished tithing all the tithes of thy increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it to the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;
• Exodus 22:21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
• Leviticus 19:34But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be to you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
• Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
• Luke 14:12Then said he also to him that invited him, When thou givest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
• Hebrews 13:2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for by this some have entertained angels unawares.
• James 1:27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
• Deuteronomy 15:10Thou shalt surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou givest to him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thy hand to.
• Psalms 41:1Blessedis he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble.
• Proverbs 3:9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thy increase:
• Proverbs 11:24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but it tendeth to poverty.
• Proverbs 19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth to the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29And the Levite (because he hath no part nor inheritance - And hence much of his support depended on the mere freewill-offerings of the people. God chose to make his ministers thus dependent on the people, that they might be induced (among other motives) to labor for their spiritual profiting, that the people, thus blessed under their ministry, might feel it their duty and privilege to support and render them comfortable.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-29Verses 22-29 A second portion from the produce of their land was required. The whole appointment evidently was against the covetousness, distrust, and selfishness of the human heart. It promoted friendliness, liberality, and cheerfulness, and raised a fund for the relief of the poor. They were taught that their worldly portion was most comfortably enjoyed, when shared with their brethren who were in want. If we thus serve God, and do good with what we…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-2928-29. At the end of three years ... the Levite ... shall come, &c.--The Levites having no inheritance like the other tribes, the Israelites were not to forget them, but honestly to tithe their increase [Nu 18:24]. Besides the tenth of all the land produce, they had forty-eight cities, with the surrounding grounds [Nu 35:7], "the best of the land," and a certain proportion of the sacrifices as their allotted perquisites. They had, therefore, if not an…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 14:29

• Alms
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings