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Deuteronomy 26:13

then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God That is (in accordance with Deuteronomy 26:5; Deuteronomy 26:10, Deuteronomy 12:7; Deuteronomy 12:12; Deuteronomy 12:18; Deuteronomy 14:23; Deuteronomy 14:25 f., Deuteronomy 15:20; Deuteronomy 16:11; Deuteronomy 19:17) at the sanctuary, and probably during the Feast of Booths (so all recent commentators).

I have put away The same vb. as, in Deuteronomy 13:5 (6), q.v., Deuteronomy 17:7, etc., is used for putting away evil things. Equally with them the tithe is taboo, forbidden and dangerous for common use.

the hallowed things Heb. the ḳodesh, lit. holinessor hallowedness(see above on Deuteronomy 7:6), but applied also to the concrete objects or persons set apartfor the Deity or (as here) by His command, e.g. the Temple and its contents, the Holy City, sacrifices, etc.; in Deuteronomy 12:26 parallel to vows, here the tithesfor the poor, an interesting extension of the idea of ceremonial sacredness; not without its ethical meaning for ourselves. -We are commanded to give alms of such things as we have; and then, and not otherwise, all things are clean to us" (M. Henry).

out of mine house where they had been stored, Deuteronomy 14:28.

all thy commandments] So Sam., LXX. The anxiety to keep these ritual laws, with a great ethical purpose behind them viz. the relief of the poor is very striking. The laws are now detailed:

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See also Deuteronomy 26:13 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    22. FIRSTFRUITS AND PRAYER CHAPTER 26 _ 1. The basket of first-fruits, confession and rejoicing (Deuteronomy 26:1)_ 2. Obedience yielded and prayer (Deuteronomy 26:12) 3. Jehovah acknowledges His...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    The liturgical formula to be used when the triennial charity tithe (the Deuteronomic poor rate) is offered in the various localities (Deuteronomy 14:28 f.); for the tithes of the first and second year...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HALLOWED. holy. TRANSGRESSED. passed over. Hebrew. _'abar,_...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    (3) TITHES OF THE THIRD YEAR (Deuteronomy 26:12-15) 12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithe of thine increase in the third year, which is the year of tithing, then thou shalt give it un...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE PRESENTATION OF FIRSTERUITS AND OF TITHES 1-11. Presentation of the Firstfruits, as a Thankoffering for the mercy of God in delivering the nation from Egypt and in giving them a good land and fru...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    BROUGHT AWAY THE HALLOWED THINGS] RV 'put away,' wholly parted with them. The 'hallowed things' are the tithes which were consecrated to Jehovah and could not be lawfully retained by the owner....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 26 V1 ‘The *LORD your God is giving this country to you to possess. You will own it and you wil...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    Deuteronomy 26:12. DECLARATION OF THE TITHE. (12) WHEN THOU HAST MADE AN END. — The time fixed for making the confession prescribed in Deuteronomy 26:13, according to Jewish usage, was the Passover-ev...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ אָמַרְתָּ֡ לִ פְנֵי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ בּ

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    FIRST-FRUITS AND TITHES Deuteronomy 26:1 The Israelites were God's tenants-at-will. The entire land and its produce were His; and they were required to acknowledge His ownership by the payment of fir...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Here we have the final movement in the second of these great farewell discourses of Moses. In it the lawgiver lifted his eyes and looked at the land to be possessed, and proceeded to tell the people h...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Then thou shalt (h) 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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Taken. Hebrew, "burnt." (Calmet) --- I have brought all that was due, (Tirinus) so that no more can be found in my house than what the fire would have spared, if it had been thrown into it._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The Jews have a tradition, that these words were spoken with a low voice, in token of humility. And, indeed, if we read with an eye to the pure gospel of JESUS, there is a great propriety in so doing....

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    It is clear that a new division of the statutes and judgments of this book begins with the later verses just read from Deuteronomy 16:1-22. What belonged to the religious life of Israel was closed wit...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    To close this succession of ordinances, we have (chap. 26) a most beautiful picture of the worship consequent on the enjoyment of the land according to the promises of God, a picture full of instructi...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN THOU SHALT SAY BEFORE THE LORD THY GOD,.... Make the following declaration as in his presence; for this was not made in the tabernacle or temple at, Jerusalem, since the tithe was to be eaten wit...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Before the Lord thy God_ As this tithe of the third year was to be spent at home, these words must signify either that every man was to make this solemn profession at home in his private addresses to...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The confession of him that offereth the basket of First fruits. 12 The prayer of him that giueth his third yeere Tithes. 16 The couenant betweene God and the people. 1 AND it shall be when thou a...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    then thou shalt say before the Lord, thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things, those devoted to the Lord by His command, OUT OF MINE HOUSE, AND ALSO HAVE GIVEN THEM UNTO THE LEVITE, AND UNTO T...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE CONFESSION AND PRAYER WITH TITHES...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    FIRSTFRUITS AND TITHES (vs.1-15) In Amalek we have seen that which God refuses. Now a lovely positive contrast is seen in that which God accepts. The Lord giving Israel their promised land, and He wo...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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 reco...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    BEFORE THE LORD, i.e. either before the tabernacle or temple; or rather, in thy private and domestic addresses to God; for this is to be said presently upon the distribution of these tithes, which was...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    "And it shall be, _ when thou shalt come in_ unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and _ possessest_ it, and _ dwellest_ therein; that thou shalt take of the first of al...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Deuteronomy 26:13 say H559 (H8804) before H6440 LORD H3068 God H430 removed H1197 (H8765) holy H6944 house...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SPECIAL TITHING IN THE THIRD YEAR (DEUTERONOMY 26:12). Here they solemnly declare ‘before Yahweh their God' that they have fulfilled their obligations with regard to the third year tithe. Analysis i...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Law of the offering of the firstfruits. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: We are to acknowledge God as giver of all good things which are the support and comfort of our natural lives and...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Deuteronomy 26:5. _A Syrian ready to perish._ The whole Hebrew family came from Mesopotamia, and Jacob repassed the Euphrates with only a staff in his hand. It is good to remember that we rose from th...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 26:1__ The final section of specific laws deals with the offering of firstfruits and tithes in the land. ⇐...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.—The rehearsal of rights and duties, pubilc and private, terminates in this chapter with two liturgical enactments. These have a clear and close reference to the whole of the preceding...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER AT THE PRESENTATION OF FIRSTFRUITS AND TITHES. As Moses began his exposition of the laws and rights instituted for Israel by a reference to the sanctuary as the pla...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Deuteronomy, beginning with chapter 26. Again it is important that we set the scene for you. Here's Moses, one hundred and twenty years old. In just a few days he's going to go up into the mountain an...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 John 3:17; 1 Thessalonians 2:10; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Corinthians 11:31;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Before the Lord — In thy private addresses to God; for this is to be said presently upon the distribution of these tithes, which was not done at Jerusalem, but in their own private gates or dwellings....

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