And you shall eatוְאָכַלְתָּbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָin the placeבַּמָּקוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרhe choosesיִבְחַרto makeלְשַׁכֵּןhis nameשְׁמוֹdwellשַׁכֵּןthere,שָׁםthe titheמַעְשַׂרof your grain,דְּגָנְךָyour new wine,תִּירֹשְׁךָand your oil,וְיִצְהָרֶךָand the firstbornוּבְכֹרֹתof your herdבְּקָרְךָand your flock,וְצֹאנֶךָso thatלְמַעַןyou may learnתִּלְמַדto fearלְיִרְאָהYHWHאֶת יְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָallכָּלthe days.הַיָּמִים
Deuteronomy 14:23
Study it in the app“And you shall eat before YHWH your Elohim, in the place that he chooses to make his name dwell there, the tithe of your grain, your new wine, and your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and your flock, so that you may learn to fear YHWH your Elohim all the days.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 14:23, word by word
- And you shall eatאָכַלְתָּachalta
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achalta” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- in the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- he choosesיִבְחַרyivchar
elect
God picks out his people, a place or a king.
Where else “yivchar” appears- to makeשַׁכֵּןshaken
make dwell
To make dwell: "to make his name dwell there".
Where else “shaken” appears- his nameשְׁמshem
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “shem” appears- the titheמַעְשַׂרmasar
tithe
Tithe: a tenth of something.
Where else “masar” appears- of your grainדְּגָנְdegan
grain
Grain: wheat and barley.
Where else “degan” appears- your new wineתִּירֹשְׁtirosh
new wine
New wine: the juice of freshly trodden grapes.
Where else “tirosh” appears- and your oilיִצְהָרֶyitshare
fresh oil
Fresh olive oil.
Where else “yitshare” appears- and the firstbornבְכֹרֹתvechorot
firstborn
The earliest young of the livestock.
Where else “vechorot” appears- of your herdבְּקָרְbekar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bekar” appears- and your flockצֹאנֶtsone
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tsone” appears- you may learnתִּלְמַדtilmad
learn
To receive teaching until one knows or masters it.
Where else “tilmad” appears- to fearיִרְאָהyira
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “yira” appears- the daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears
The context
22You shall surely tithe all the produce of your seed that comes out of the field year by year.
23 · This verse (above)
24But if the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry it, because the place that YHWH your Elohim chooses to put his name there is far from you, when YHWH your Elohim blesses you,