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Deuteronomy 12:17-19
EasyEnglish Bible
Deuteronomy 12:17-19
EasyEnglish Bible
17 Do not eat any of your offerings to the Lord in the places where you live. Do not eat the tithes that you have taken from your grain, your new wine or your olive oil. Do not eat at home the firstborn animals from your cows, sheep or goats. Do not eat the gifts that you have promised, the gifts that you choose to give or any other special gifts. 18 You may only eat these offerings in the place that the Lord will choose as his special home. That is true for you, your children, your servants and the Levites who live in your towns. At that place, you should meet with the Lord your God and you should enjoy the results of all your work. 19 As long as you live in the land, be careful to take care of the Levites.[a]
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- 12:19 The Levites were the special servants of God. They did not have their own land. So the Israelites must give them some of the food that they offered to God. The Israelites must always remember to do this.
Deuteronomy 12:17-19
New International Version
Deuteronomy 12:17-19
New International Version
17 You must not eat in your own towns the tithe(A) of your grain and new wine and olive oil,(B) or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or whatever you have vowed to give,(C) or your freewill offerings or special gifts.(D) 18 Instead, you are to eat(E) them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place the Lord your God will choose(F)—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites from your towns—and you are to rejoice(G) before the Lord your God in everything you put your hand to. 19 Be careful not to neglect the Levites(H) as long as you live in your land.(I)
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