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Then you and your household shall eat there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> When you arrive, you may use the money to buy any kind of food you want—cattle, sheep, goats, wine, or other alcoholic drink. Then feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and celebrate with your household. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> and spend the money for whatever you desire—oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves. And you shall eat there before the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/14.htm">King James Bible</a> And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household, <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/14.htm">New King James Version</a> And you shall spend that money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen or sheep, for wine or similar drink, for whatever your heart desires; you shall eat there before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And you may spend the money on whatever your heart desires: on oxen, sheep, wine, other strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You may spend the money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And you may spend the money for whatever your heart desires, for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And you may spend the money for whatever your heart desires: for oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of Yahweh your God and be glad, you and your household. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You may spend the money for anything your heart desires: for oxen, or sheep, or wine, or [other] strong drink, or anything else you want. You shall eat there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice, you and your household. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You may spend the silver on anything you want: cattle, sheep, goats, wine, beer, or anything you desire. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your family. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You may spend the money on anything you want: cattle, sheep, wine, beer, or anything you desire. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your family. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> and thou shalt bestow the money for whatsoever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul asketh of thee; and thou shalt eat there before Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou and thy household. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When you and your family arrive, spend the money on food for a big celebration. Buy cattle, sheep, goats, wine, beer, and if there are any other kinds of food that you want, buy those too. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> and thou shalt bestow the money for whatsoever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul asketh of thee: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou and thine household: <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Use the silver to buy whatever you want: cattle, sheep, goats, wine, liquor-whatever you choose. Then you and your family will eat and enjoy yourselves there in the presence of the LORD your God. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> Spend it on whatever you want--beef, lamb, wine, beer--and there, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your families are to eat and enjoy yourselves. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> You may spend the money to your heart's content to buy livestock, flocks, wine, strong drink, and whatever you desire. You and your household may eat there and rejoice in the presence of the LORD your God." <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/14.htm">NET Bible</a> Then you may spend the money however you wish for cattle, sheep, wine, beer, or whatever you desire. You and your household may eat there in the presence of the LORD your God and enjoy it. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and you shall bestow the money for whatever your soul desires, for cattle, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever your soul asks of you; and you shall eat there before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And thou shalt bestow that money for whatever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thy household. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/14.htm">World English Bible</a> You shall trade the money for whatever your soul desires: for cattle, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever your soul asks of you. You shall eat there before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you have given the money for anything which your soul desires, for oxen, and for sheep, and for wine, and for strong drink, and for anything which your soul asks for, and you have eaten before your God YHWH there, and you have rejoiced, you and your house. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and thou hast given the money for any thing which thy soul desireth, for oxen, and for sheep, and for wine, and for strong drink, and for any thing which thy soul asketh, and thou hast eaten there before Jehovah thy God, and thou hast rejoiced, thou and thy house. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And give the silver for all which thy soul shall desire, in cattle and in sheep, and in wine, and in strong drink, and in all thy soul shall ask thee: and eat there before Jehovah thy God, and rejoice, thou, and thine house.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thou shalt buy with the same money whatsoever pleaseth thee, either of the herds or of sheep, wine also and strong drink, and all that thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, and shalt feast, thou and thy house: <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you shall buy with the same money whatever pleases you, either from the herds or from the sheep, and also wine and liquor, and all that your soul desires. And you shall eat in the sight of the Lord your God, and you shall feast: you and your household. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/14.htm">New American Bible</a> You may then exchange the money for whatever you desire, oxen or sheep, wine or beer, or anything else you want, and there in the presence of the LORD, your God, you shall consume it and rejoice, you and your household together. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> spend the money for whatever you wish—oxen, sheep, wine, strong drink, or whatever you desire. And you shall eat there in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your household rejoicing together.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And you shall buy with that money whatever you desire, oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink or whatever you may desire; and you shall eat there before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household, <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And buy with the silver everything that your soul wants, from oxen, or from sheep, or from wine, or from strong drink, or from all that your soul demands for you, and eat there before LORD JEHOVAH your God and rejoice, you and your household:<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thou shalt bestow the money for whatsoever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul asketh of thee; and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou and thy household. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And thou shalt give the money for whatsoever thy soul shall desire, for oxen or for sheep, or for wine, or thou shalt lay it out on strong drink, or on whatsoever thy soul may desire, and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice and thy house, <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=4288" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Giving Tithes</a> …25then exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God will choose. 26<a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Then you may spend</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: hak·ke·sep̄ (Art:: N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">the money</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">on anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/183.htm" title="183: tə·’aw·weh (V-Piel-Imperf-3fs) -- To incline, desire. A primitive root; to wish for.">desire:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: bab·bā·qār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd.">cattle,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ū·ḇaṣ·ṣōn (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">sheep,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: ū·ḇay·ya·yin (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">wine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7941.htm" title="7941: ū·ḇaš·šê·ḵār (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Intoxicating drink, strong drink. From shakar; an intoxicant, i.e. Intensely alcoholic liquor.">strong drink,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵōl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">or anything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·še·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: tiš·’ā·lə·ḵā (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 2ms) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">wish.</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wə·’ā·ḵal·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">You are to feast</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">there</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in the presence</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/8055.htm" title="8055: wə·śā·maḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- Rejoice, be glad. A primitive root; probably to brighten up, i.e. be blithe or gleesome.">and rejoice</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">with your household.</a> 27And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/12-7.htm">Deuteronomy 12:7</a> There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you. <a href="/deuteronomy/12-17.htm">Deuteronomy 12:17-18</a> Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts. / Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do, <a href="/deuteronomy/12-12.htm">Deuteronomy 12:12</a> And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you. <a href="/nehemiah/8-10.htm">Nehemiah 8:10</a> Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” <a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a> On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine. <a href="/1_samuel/1-24.htm">1 Samuel 1:24-25</a> Once she had weaned him, Hannah took the boy with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine. Though the boy was still young, she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. / And when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli. <a href="/1_kings/8-66.htm">1 Kings 8:66</a> On the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-21.htm">2 Chronicles 30:21-22</a> The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD. / And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers. <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Psalm 104:15</a> wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart. <a href="/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:7</a> Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works: <a href="/amos/9-14.htm">Amos 9:14</a> I will restore My people Israel from captivity; they will rebuild and inhabit the ruined cities. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit. <a href="/matthew/22-2.htm">Matthew 22:2-4</a> “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. / He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. / Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’ <a href="/luke/15-23.htm">Luke 15:23-24</a> Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let us feast and celebrate. / For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate. <a href="/john/2-1.htm">John 2:1-10</a> On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, / and Jesus and His disciples had also been invited to the wedding. / When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to Him, “They have no more wine.” ... <a href="/acts/2-46.htm">Acts 2:46</a> With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And you shall bestow that money for whatever your soul lusts after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever your soul desires: and you shall eat there before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you, and your household,bestow<a href="/ezra/7-15.htm">Ezra 7:15-17,22</a> And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his counsellers have freely offered unto the God of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem, … <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12</a> And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,<a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15</a> And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;thy soul<a href="/deuteronomy/12-15.htm">Deuteronomy 12:15,20,21</a> Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as of the hart… <a href="/psalms/106-14.htm">Psalm 106:14</a> But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.<a href="/1_corinthians/6-12.htm">1 Corinthians 6:12,13</a> All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any… desireth [heb] asketh of thee <a href="/deuteronomy/12-7.htm">Deuteronomy 12:7,12,18</a> And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee… <a href="/deuteronomy/26-11.htm">Deuteronomy 26:11</a> And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.rejoice<a href="/ecclesiastes/9-7.htm">Ecclesiastes 9:7</a> Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/11-6.htm">Appetite</a> <a href="/exodus/32-29.htm">Bestow</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-6.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-15.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-5.htm">Craves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-21.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-20.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-21.htm">Desireth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-18.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-23.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-22.htm">Household</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-21.htm">Lusteth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-25.htm">Money</a> <a href="/numbers/31-44.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-18.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-5.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-25.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-8.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-23.htm">Use</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-10.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-10.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-23.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-24.htm">Appetite</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-7.htm">Bestow</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-14.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-4.htm">Craves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-16.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-6.htm">Desires</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-16.htm">Desireth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-29.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-16.htm">Household</a> <a href="/james/4-5.htm">Lusteth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-6.htm">Money</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-19.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-11.htm">Rejoice</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-14.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-17.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-6.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-6.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-6.htm">Use</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-2.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-3.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-14.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 14</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning</a> 3. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">What may and may not be eaten</a> 4. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-4.htm">of animals</a> 9. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-9.htm">of fishes</a> 11. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-11.htm">of fowls</a> 21. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">That which dies of itself may not be eaten</a> 22. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-22.htm">Tithes of Divine Service</a> 23. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-23.htm">Tithes and firstborns to be eaten before the Lord</a> 28. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">The third year's tithe of alms and charity</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Israelites were instructed to bring their tithes to the designated place of worship, but if the journey was too long, they could sell their produce and bring the money instead. This flexibility highlights God's understanding of practical needs and the importance of worship. The emphasis on "anything you desire" underscores the freedom given to the worshiper within the bounds of God's law, reflecting a personal and heartfelt participation in worship.cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish: These items represent the bounty of God's provision and the variety of offerings acceptable in worship. Cattle and sheep were common sacrificial animals, symbolizing atonement and thanksgiving. Wine and strong drink were part of celebratory feasts, indicating joy and fellowship. The inclusion of "anything you wish" suggests a broad allowance for personal choice in worship, as long as it aligns with God's commands. This reflects the abundance and generosity of God, allowing His people to celebrate His blessings in diverse ways.You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God: Feasting in the presence of the LORD signifies a communal and sacred act of worship. It emphasizes the relational aspect of worship, where the Israelites were not only to offer sacrifices but also to enjoy the fruits of their labor in God's presence. This practice foreshadows the communal aspect of the Lord's Supper in the New Testament, where believers gather to remember Christ's sacrifice and celebrate their unity in Him. The presence of the LORD indicates that worship is not just a ritual but an encounter with the divine.and rejoice with your household: Rejoicing with one's household highlights the communal and familial nature of worship in Israelite society. Worship was not an isolated act but involved the entire family, teaching future generations about God's faithfulness and provision. This mirrors the biblical theme of joy in God's presence, as seen in <a href="/psalms/16-11.htm">Psalm 16:11</a>, where fullness of joy is found with God. The inclusion of the household also points to the importance of spiritual leadership within the family, ensuring that worship and joy in the LORD are central to family life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The author of Deuteronomy, who is delivering God's laws and instructions to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who are receiving these instructions as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. 3. <a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a> The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> Although not directly mentioned in this verse, it is the central place of worship where the Israelites would eventually bring their tithes and offerings. 5. <a href="/topical/f/feasts_and_celebrations.htm">Feasts and Celebrations</a> The context of this verse involves the use of tithes for religious feasts and celebrations before the Lord.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/j/joyful_worship.htm">Joyful Worship</a> The verse emphasizes the importance of rejoicing in the Lord's presence. Worship should be a joyful experience, reflecting gratitude for God's blessings. <a href="/topical/g/generosity_and_sharing.htm">Generosity and Sharing</a> The instruction to use tithes for feasting and sharing with others highlights the value of generosity and community in worship. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a> Recognize that all provisions come from God, and our response should be one of thankfulness and celebration. <a href="/topical/h/holistic_worship.htm">Holistic Worship</a> Worship involves not just spiritual acts but also physical expressions of joy and community, such as feasting and celebrating together. <a href="/topical/i/intentional_celebration.htm">Intentional Celebration</a> Plan and prioritize times of celebration and worship, ensuring they are centered around God's goodness and provision.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) Thou shalt bestow that money.--The Jews were very particular in not permitting the second tithe to be expended upon anything not permitted here. The rules as to its disposal form a separate treatise in the Talmud, called Ma'aser Sheni, "second tithe."Or for strong drink.--From this it is clear that the use of strong drink is not sinful in itself. The same word appears in its Greek form (Heb., shecar; Greek, siker) in <a href="/luke/1-15.htm" title="For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.">Luke 1:15</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - Strong drink; shecar (שֵׁכַר). "Any drink which can inebriate, whether that is made from grain, or the juice of apples, or when honey is boiled into a sweet and barbarous potion, or the fruit of the palm [dates], is expressed into liquor, and the duller water is colored by the prepared fruits" (Jerome, 'De Vit. Cler.'). <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then you may spend וְנָתַתָּ֣ה (wə·nā·ṯat·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set the money הַכֶּ֡סֶף (hak·ke·sep̄) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> Silver, money on anything בְּכֹל֩ (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every you נַפְשְׁךָ֜ (nap̄·šə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion desire: תְּאַוֶּ֨ה (tə·’aw·weh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_183.htm">Strong's 183: </a> To incline, desire cattle, בַּבָּקָ֣ר (bab·bā·qār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1241.htm">Strong's 1241: </a> Beef cattle, ox, a herd sheep, וּבַצֹּ֗אן (ū·ḇaṣ·ṣōn) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock wine, וּבַיַּ֙יִן֙ (ū·ḇay·ya·yin) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> Wine, intoxication strong drink, וּבַשֵּׁכָ֔ר (ū·ḇaš·šê·ḵār) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7941.htm">Strong's 7941: </a> An intoxicant, intensely alcoholic liquor or anything וּבְכֹ֛ל (ū·ḇə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every you נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ (nap̄·še·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion wish. תִּֽשְׁאָלְךָ֖ (tiš·’ā·lə·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> To inquire, to request, to demand You are to feast וְאָכַ֣לְתָּ (wə·’ā·ḵal·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat there שָּׁ֗ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither in the presence לִפְנֵי֙ (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and rejoice וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ (wə·śā·maḥ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8055.htm">Strong's 8055: </a> To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome with your household. וּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ (ū·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Deuteronomy 14:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Deuteronomy 14:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Deuteronomy 14:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Deuteronomy 14:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Deuteronomy 14:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Deuteronomy 14:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Deuteronomy 14:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Deuteronomy 14:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Deuteronomy 14:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Deuteronomy 14:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 14:26 And you shall bestow the money (Deut. 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