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

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.

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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

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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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