Deuteronomy 14:29 KJV
And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which 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 thine hand which thou doest.
Thou and Ye
- thee, thy, thine, thou one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Respecting the application of tithesA second portion from the produce of their land was required. The whole appointment evidently was against the covetousness, distrust, and selfishness of the...
Thompson Chains
- Strangers (3)See the chain from Exodus 12:19 · 6 links
- Widow and Fatheress (1)Link 2 of 5 · next Deuteronomy 26:17
- Blessings (2)See the chain from Exodus 23:25 · 6 links
Parallel Passages
- Deuteronomy 10:9 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD is his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Deuteronomy 14:27 And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
- Deuteronomy 15:10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
- Deuteronomy 16:11 And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
- Proverbs 19:17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
- Deuteronomy 16:14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.
- Deuteronomy 24:19–21 When thou cuttest down thine 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 thine hands. …
- Psalms 41:1 <To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
- Exodus 22:21–24 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. …
- Leviticus 19:34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
- Deuteronomy 12:12 And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
- Deuteronomy 26:12–13 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled; …
- Job 31:16–22 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; …
- Proverbs 3:9–10 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: …
- Proverbs 11:24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
- Isaiah 58:7–12 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? …
- Malachi 3:10–11 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. …
- Luke 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
- Luke 11:41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
- Luke 14:12–14 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. …
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–11 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. …
- Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
From OpenBible.info, most relevant first.
Topics
- Alms Commandments and practices concerning Alms
- Children God’s care of Children
- Levites And
- Liberality General scriptures concerning Liberality
- Orphan General scriptures concerning Orphan
- Poor Duty to Poor
- Tithes Mosaic laws instituting
- Unclean Creatures designated as such
- Widow Unclassified scriptures relating to Widow
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Bible Dictionary
- LeviteA descendant of the tribe of Levi (Ex 6:25; Lev 25:32; Num 35:2; Josh 21:3, Josh 21:41). This name is, however, generally used as the...
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And the Levite הַלֵּוִי hallēwî לֵוִיִּי Noun · masculine singular · with the
- because he hath no part לוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular חֵלֶק ḥēleq חֵלֶק Noun · masculine singular
- nor inheritance כִּי kî Conjunction אֵין ʾên Negative וְנַחֲלָה wĕnaḥălâ נַחֲלָה Noun · feminine singular · with and
- with thee,) and the stranger עִמָּךְ ʿimmāk Preposition · with suffix: second person feminine singular וְהַגֵּר wĕhaggēr גֵּר Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
- and the fatherless וְהַיָּתוֹם wĕhayyātôm יָתוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with and, the
- and the widow וְהָאַלְמָנָה wĕhāʾalmānâ אַלְמָנָה Noun · feminine singular · with and, the
- which are within thy gates אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ bišʿārêkā שַׁעַר Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
- shall come וּבָא ûbāʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- and shall eat וְאָכְלוּ wĕʾākĕlû אָכַל Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and
- and be satisfied וְשָׂבֵעוּ wĕśābēʿû שָׂבַע Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person common plural · with and
- that the LORD לְמַעַן lĕmaʿan Preposition יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- thy God אֱלֹהֶיךָ ʾĕlōhêkā אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- may bless יְבָרֶכְךָ yĕbārekkā בָרַךְ Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- thee in all the work בְּכָל bĕkol Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition מַעֲשֵׂה maʿăśê מַעֲשֶׂה Noun · masculine singular construct
- of thine hand יָדְךָ yodkā יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- which thou doest אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative תַּעֲשֶׂה taʿăśê עָשָׂה Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
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