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John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 14:27

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him, etc.] As not from giving him the first tithe, as Jarchi remarks, so he was not to forget him in this; he was not to leave him behind, but take him with him to partake of this entertainment: for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee in the land: (see <051212> Deuteronomy 12:12).
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