Deuteronomy 16:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.”
Deuteronomy 16:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Deuteronomy 16:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Deuteronomy 16:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Every man shall give as he is able, according to Yahweh your God’s blessing which he has given you.”
Deuteronomy 16:17 — World English Bible
Deuteronomy 16:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee. ”
Deuteronomy 16:17 — American Standard Version
Deuteronomy 16:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“each according to the gift of his hand, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God, which He hath given to thee.”
Deuteronomy 16:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Deuteronomy 16:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“each [shall give] according to that which is in his power to give, according to the blessing of Jehovah thyGod which he hath given thee. ”
Deuteronomy 16:17 — Darby Translation
Deuteronomy 16:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Euery man shall giue according to the gift of his hand, and according to the blessing of the Lord thy God, which he hath giuen thee.”
Deuteronomy 16:17 — Geneva Bible
Deuteronomy 16:17 in Context — Deuteronomy 16
15 Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord shall choose: because the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.
16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord 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 the Lord empty:
17 Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.
18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
What Does Deuteronomy 16:17 Mean?
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