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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Deuteronomy 14:22

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed--The dedication of a tenth part of the year's produce in everything was then a religious duty. It was to be brought as an offering to the sanctuary; and, where distance prevented its being taken in kind, it was by this statute convertible into money.
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