Leviticus 27:30
in Leviticus 27Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is Jehovah’s: it is holy unto Jehovah.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Leviticus 27
Commentary
8 notes on this verseFor whatever is said through the law is less than what is commanded through the Lord. For the law commands that tithes be given, but our Redeemer commands that everything be given up by those who follow perfection.
This site's exposition
all the tithe of the land
on Leviticus 27:30-33
The tithe is described as the LORD's before anybody hands it over, so the tenth is acknowledged rather than given. A man may buy back part of his crop tithe by adding the fifth, and the tithe of the herd carries no such clause. Verse 33 forbids searching the flock for a better animal and makes both the beast and its replacement holy if he swaps, so the tenth is whatever passes under the rod when the count reaches ten. Abram paid tithes to Melchizedek at Genesis 14:20 and Jacob vowed them at Genesis 28:22, so the practice reaches this book already formed.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
The tithe - There are divers sorts of tithes, but this seems to be understood only of the ordinary and yearly tithes belonging to the Levites, as the very expression intimates, and the addition of the fifth part in case of redemption thereof implies.
8 ), so the pious devises pious things, and the enlarged heart would willingly do something extraordinary in the service of so good a Master as God is. When we receive or expect some singular mercy it is good to honour God with some singular vow. The case is here put of persons vowed to God by a singular vow,
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Thus they acknowledged God to be the owner of their land, the giver of its fruits, and themselves to be his tenants, and dependents upon him. Thus they gave him thanks for the plenty they enjoyed, and supplicated his favour in the continuance of it. And we are taught in general to honour the Lord with our substance ( Prov. iii.
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And all the tithe of the land,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land--This law gave the sanction of divine authority to an ancient usage (Ge 14:20; The whole produce of the land was subjected to the tithe tribute--it was a yearly rent which the Israelites, as tenants, paid to God, the owner of the land, and a thank offering they rendered to Him for the bounties of His providence.
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1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
All the tithe of the land - This God claims as his own; and it is spoken of here as being a point perfectly settled, and concerning which there was neither doubt nor difficulty. See my view of this subject Gen 28:22 (note), to which I do not see the necessity of adding any thing.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מַעְשַׂ֨ר | ma'sar | [the] tithe of | H4643 → | 32 times |
| הָאָ֜רֶץ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִזֶּ֤רַע | mizera' | from [the] seed of | H2233 → | 229 times |
| הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ | haaretz | the land | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִפְּרִ֣י | miperi | from [the] fruit of | H6529 → | 119 times |
| הָעֵ֔ץ | haetz | the tree[s] | H6086 → | 328 times |
| לַיהוָ֖ה | layahweh | [belongs] to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| ה֑וּא | hu' | it | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| קֹ֖דֶשׁ | kodesh | [it is] a holy thing | H6944 → | 469 times |
| לַֽיהוָֽה׃ | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
מַעְשַׂ֨ר[the] tithe of
ma'sarH4643 →32 times
הָאָ֜רֶץthe land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
מִזֶּ֤רַעfrom [the] seed of
mizera'H2233 →229 times
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙the land
haaretzH776 →2504 times
מִפְּרִ֣יfrom [the] fruit of
miperiH6529 →119 times
הָעֵ֔ץthe tree[s]
haetzH6086 →328 times
לַיהוָ֖ה[belongs] to Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
ה֑וּאit
hu'H1931 →1879 times
קֹ֖דֶשׁ[it is] a holy thing
kodeshH6944 →469 times
לַֽיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 23:23Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced…
it leads to
- Luke 11:42
Woe to you Pharisees! You pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
- Micah 6:8
He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
- Matthew 9:13
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- Matthew 5:19–20
So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be…
- Luke 11:42
Through
Genesis 28:22And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
it leads to
- Genesis 35:7
There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.
- Genesis 14:20
and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
- Genesis 35:7
Through
Genesis 14:20and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
it leads to
- Malachi 3:10
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Malachi 3:10
About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Gregory the Dialogist, Homily 40 (Forty Gospel Homilies); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.