Mitzvah #249 Positive Commandment (Mitzvah Asseh)
„Separate the tithe for the poor“
Scripture Reference: DEU 14:28 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Re'eh)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in that year, and shall deposit it in your town.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
כח מִקְצֵה שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים, תּוֹצִיא אֶת-כָּל-מַעְשַׂר תְּבוּאָתְךָ, בַּשָּׁנָה, הַהִוא; וְהִנַּחְתָּ, בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
28 μετὰ τρία ἔτη ἐξοίσεις πᾶν τὸ ἐπιδέκατον τῶν γενημάτων σου· ἐν τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ ἐκείνῳ θήσεις αὐτὸ ἐν ταῖς πόλεσίν σου,
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Re'eh
Sefer HaChinuch Number #474
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Seeds (Buch 7)
Section: Gifts to the Poor
Systematic Category (P119f) Providing for the Poor