Leviticus 27:30
Every tithe of the land, both of the seed of the land, and of the fruit of trees, is the Lord's, holy to the Lord.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
29And whatever shall be dedicated of men, shall not be ransomed, but shall be surely put to death.
31And if a man should at all redeem his tithe, he shall add the fifth part to it, and it shall be his.
Cross References
Genesis 14:20and blessed be the most high God who delivered thine enemies into thy + 14:20 Gr. under hand to thee.power. And Abram gave him the tithe of all.
Genesis 47:24And there shall be the fruits of it; and ye shall give the fifth part to Pharao, and the four remaining parts shall be for yourselves, for seed for the earth, and for food for you, and all that are in your houses.
Numbers 18:21And, behold, I have given to the sons of Levi every tithe in Israel for an inheritance for their services, whereinsoever they perform ministry in the tabernacle of witness.
Deuteronomy 12:5But in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose in one of your cities to name his name there, and to be called upon, ye shall even seek him out and go thither.
2 Chronicles 31:5And as he gave the command, Israel brought abundantly first-fruits of corn, and wine, and oil, and honey, and every fruit of the field: and the children of Israel and Juda brought tithes of everything abundantly.
2 Chronicles 31:12and they brought thither the first-fruits and the tithes faithfully: and Chonenias the Levite was superintendent over them, and Semei his brother was next.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 27:27-34
26 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the Lord 's firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether it be ox, or sheep: it is the Lord 's. 27 And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be sold according to thy estimation. 28 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession,… Read the whole commentary →