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Deuteronomy 14

Deut. 14:29 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the Levite
Leviyiy (Hebrew #3881)
patronymically from 3878; a Levite or descendant of Levi
KJV usage: Leviite.
Pronounce: lay-vee-ee'
Origin: or Leviy {lay-vee'}
, (becausea he hath no part
cheleq (Hebrew #2506)
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
KJV usage: flattery, inheritance, part, X partake, portion.
Pronounce: khay'lek
Origin: from 2505
nor inheritance
nachalah (Hebrew #5159)
properly, something inherited, i.e. (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
KJV usage: heritage, to inherit, inheritance, possession. Compare 5158.
Pronounce: nakh-al-aw'
Origin: from 5157 (in its usual sense)
with thee,) and the stranger
ger (Hebrew #1616)
from 1481; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
KJV usage: alien, sojourner, stranger.
Pronounce: gare
Origin: or (fully) geyr (gare)
b, and the fatherless
yathowm (Hebrew #3490)
a bereaved person
KJV usage: fatherless (child), orphan.
Pronounce: yaw-thome'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be lonely
, and the widow
'almanah (Hebrew #490)
a widow; also a desolate place
KJV usage: desolate house (palace), widow.
Pronounce: al-maw-naw'
Origin: fem of 488
, which are within thy gates
sha`ar (Hebrew #8179)
an opening, i.e. door or gate
KJV usage: city, door, gate, port (X -er).
Pronounce: shah'-ar
Origin: from 8176 in its original sense
, shall come
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
, and shall eat
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
and be satisfied
saba` (Hebrew #7646)
a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
Pronounce: saw-bah'
Origin: or sabeay {saw-bay'-ah}
; that thec Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
thy God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
may bless
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
thee in all the work
ma`aseh (Hebrew #4639)
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
KJV usage: act, art, + bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, X well, ((handy-, needle-, net-))work(ing, - manship), wrought.
Pronounce: mah-as-eh'
Origin: from 6213
of thine hand
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
which thou doest
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
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Deut. 14:27• 27And thou shalt not forsake the Levite that is within thy gates; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee. (Deut. 14:27)
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Deut. 12:12• 12And ye shall rejoice before Jehovah your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your bondmen, and your handmaids, and the Levite that is within your gates; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with you. (Deut. 12:12)
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Ex. 22:21‑24• 21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
 22Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
 23If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;
 24and my anger shall burn, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. (Ex. 22:21‑24)
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Job 31:16‑22• 16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
 17Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,
 18(For from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided the widow from my mother's womb;)
 19If I have seen any perishing for want of clothing, or any needy without covering;
 20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
 21If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate:
 22Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone! (Job 31:16‑22)
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Luke 14:12‑14• 12And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.
 13But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:
 14and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not the means to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just. (Luke 14:12‑14)
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Heb. 13:2• 2Be not forgetful of hospitality; for by it some have unawares entertained angels. (Heb. 13:2)
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Deut. 15:10• 10Thou shalt bountifully give unto him, and thy heart shall not be evil-disposed when thou givest unto him; because for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the business of thy hand. (Deut. 15:10)
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Prov. 3:9‑10• 9Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
 10so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine. (Prov. 3:9‑10)
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Prov. 19:17• 17He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him. (Prov. 19:17)
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Mal. 3:10• 10Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it. (Mal. 3:10)

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he hath.
Deut. 14:27• 27And thou shalt not forsake the Levite that is within thy gates; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee. (Deut. 14:27)
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Deut. 12:12• 12And ye shall rejoice before Jehovah your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your bondmen, and your handmaids, and the Levite that is within your gates; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with you. (Deut. 12:12)
the stranger.
Deut. 16:11,14• 11and thou shalt rejoice before Jehovah thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite that is in thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow that are in thy midst in the place that Jehovah thy God will choose to cause his name to dwell there.
 14And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy bondman, and thy handmaid, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are in thy gates. (Deut. 16:11,14)
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Deut. 24:19‑21• 19When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and forgettest a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not return to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.
 20When thou shakest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
 21When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterwards; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. (Deut. 24:19‑21)
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Deut. 26:12‑13• 12When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thy produce in the third year, the year of tithing, thou shalt give it to the Levite, to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, that they may eat in thy gates, and be filled;
 13and thou shalt say before Jehovah thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of the house, and also have given them to the Levite, and to the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandment which thou hast commanded me; I have not transgressed nor forgotten any of thy commandments: (Deut. 26:12‑13)
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Ex. 22:21‑24• 21Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him; for ye have been strangers in the land of Egypt.
 22Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child.
 23If thou afflict him in any way, if he cry at all unto me, I will certainly hear his cry;
 24and my anger shall burn, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. (Ex. 22:21‑24)
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Lev. 19:34• 34As one born among you shall the stranger who sojourneth with you be unto you; and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God. (Lev. 19:34)
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Job 31:16‑22• 16If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
 17Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,
 18(For from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided the widow from my mother's womb;)
 19If I have seen any perishing for want of clothing, or any needy without covering;
 20If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;
 21If I have lifted up my hand against an orphan, because I saw my help in the gate:
 22Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone! (Job 31:16‑22)
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Luke 14:12‑14• 12And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.
 13But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:
 14and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not the means to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just. (Luke 14:12‑14)
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Heb. 13:2• 2Be not forgetful of hospitality; for by it some have unawares entertained angels. (Heb. 13:2)
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James 1:27• 27Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep oneself unspotted from the world. (James 1:27)
that the Lord.
Deut. 15:10• 10Thou shalt bountifully give unto him, and thy heart shall not be evil-disposed when thou givest unto him; because for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the business of thy hand. (Deut. 15:10)
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Psa. 41:1• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil. (Psa. 41:1)
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Prov. 3:9‑10• 9Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
 10so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine. (Prov. 3:9‑10)
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Prov. 11:24• 24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is right, but it tendeth only to want. (Prov. 11:24)
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Prov. 19:17• 17He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him. (Prov. 19:17)
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Isa. 58:7‑12• 7Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
 8Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearguard.
 9Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger and the unjust speech,
 10and thou proffer thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in the darkness, and thine obscurity be as midday;
 11and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not.
 12And they that come of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations that have remained from generation to generation; and thou shalt be called, Repairer of the breaches, restorer of frequented paths. (Isa. 58:7‑12)
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Mal. 3:10‑11• 10Bring the whole tithe into the treasure-house, that there may be food in my house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I open not to you the windows of the heavens, and pour you out a blessing, till there be no place for it.
 11And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast its fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:10‑11)
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Luke 6:35• 35But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for *he* is good to the unthankful and wicked. (Luke 6:35)
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Luke 11:41• 41But rather give alms of what ye have, and behold, all things are clean to you. (Luke 11:41)
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2 Cor. 9:6‑11• 6But this is true, he that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that sows in the spirit of blessing shall reap also in blessing:
 7each according as he is purposed in his heart; not grievingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
 8But God is able to make every gracious gift abound towards you, that, having in every way always all-sufficiency, ye may abound to every good work:
 9according as it is written, He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his righteousness remains for ever.
 10Now he that supplies seed to the sower and bread for eating shall supply and make abundant your sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:
 11enriched in every way unto all free-hearted liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God. (2 Cor. 9:6‑11)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and the Levite—for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee—and the strangerf, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou doest.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "sojourner," Lev. 20.2.