²²Be sure to set apart a tenth of everything your fields produce each year. ²³Here are the things you should eat in the sight of the Lord your God. You should eat a tenth part of your grain, olive oil and fresh wine. You should also eat the male animals among your livestock that were born first to their mothers. Eat all of those things at the special place the Lord your God will choose. He will put his Name there. You will learn to have respect for him always.

²⁴But suppose the place the Lord will choose for his Name is too far away from you. And suppose your God has blessed you. And your tenth part is too heavy for you to carry. ²⁵Then sell it for silver. Take the silver with you. Go to the place the Lord your God will choose. ²⁶Use the silver to buy anything you like. It can be cattle or sheep. It can be any kind of wine. In fact, it can be anything else you wish. Then you and your family can eat there in the sight of the Lord your God. You can be filled with joy.

²⁷Don’t forget to take care of the Levites who will live in your towns. They won’t receive any part of the land as their share.

²⁸At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of everything you produce that year. Store it in your towns. ²⁹Then the Levites can come and eat. That’s because they won’t receive any part of the land as their share. The outsiders and widows who live in your towns can come. So can the children whose fathers have died. Everyone can have plenty to eat. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

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