Deuteronomy 16:17
What does Deuteronomy 16:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 16:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Every man is to give as he is able, in the measure of the blessing which the Lord your God has given you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862each according to the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God, which He hath given to thee.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But every one shall offer according to what he hath, according to the blessing of the Lord his God, which he shall give him.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890each [shall give] according to that which is in his power to give, according to the blessing of Jehovah thyGod which he hath given thee.
Context
v.16Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before Jehovah thy God in the place which he shall choose: in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles; and they shall not appear before Jehovah empty:
v.17This passage
v.18Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Corinthians 8:12
For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according as a man hath, not according as he hath not.
- Deuteronomy 16:10
And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto Jehovah thy God with a tribute of a freewill-offering of thy hand, which thou shalt give, according as Jehovah thy God blesseth thee:
- Leviticus 27:8
But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of him that vowed shall the priest value him.
- 2 Corinthians 9:6
But thisI say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
- Ezra 2:63
And the governor said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
- Mark 12:41
And he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
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