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Deuteronomy 16:10
And you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has blessed you,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the assembled Israelites on the plains of Moab, commanding them to observe the Feast of Weeks immediately after counting seven weeks from the barley harvest.
The words — מִסּת (mi.Sat) means "a sufficiency" and יָדְךָ (ya.de./Kha) means "your hand," appearing as two distinct terms that frame the offering's scale.
The thread — The principle of proportional, voluntary giving resurfaces in the New Testament instructions for weekly collection (1 Corinthians 16:2) and in the apostolic commendation of the Corinthian church's prior generosity (2 Corinthians 8:10; 9:5).
Why it lands — It requires the reader to measure every contribution against the specific blessings received from God, treating voluntary giving as a direct response to divine provision rather than a fixed or arbitrary amount.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the Lord thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the Lord thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:
Cross-references
- 1 Corinthians 16:2 On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside a portion of his income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will be needed.
- 2 Corinthians 8:10 And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.
- 2 Corinthians 9:5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
- Leviticus 5:7 If, however, he cannot afford a lamb, he may bring to the LORD as restitution for his sin two turtledoves or two young pigeons—one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering.
- Leviticus 12:8 But if she cannot afford a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Then the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.’”
- Leviticus 25:26 Or if a man has no one to redeem it for him, but he prospers and acquires enough to redeem his land,
- Numbers 31:28 Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep.
- Numbers 31:37 including a tribute to the LORD of 675,
- Deuteronomy 16:16 Three times a year all your men are to appear before the LORD your God in the place He will choose: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the LORD empty-handed.
- Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;