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

11And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given to thee, and to thy house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you. 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; Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of my house, and also have given them to the Levite, and to 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 : 14I have not eaten of it in my mourning, neither have I taken away any of it for any unclean use, nor given any of it for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me. 15Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou didst swear to our fathers, a land that floweth 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

• sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• awayבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: purgeH1197
• thingsקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• Leviteלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
• transgressedעָבַר‛âbar · to pass: trespassH5674
• forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 26:13

• 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;
• Deuteronomy 14:29And 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 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.
• Job 31:16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
• Psalms 18:21For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
• Psalms 26:1Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in my integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
• Acts 24:16And in this I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
• 2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:10Ye are witnesses, and God also, how devoutly and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
• 1 John 3:17But he who hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassions from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
• Psalms 119:93I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast revived me.
• Proverbs 3:1My son, forget not my law; but let thy 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