Deuteronomy 14:23

23 You are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, in the presence of the Lord your God at the place where He chooses to have His name dwell, so that you will always learn to fear the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 14:23 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 14:23

And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which
he shall choose to place his name there
See ( Deuteronomy 12:5 ) there the tithe of all the fruits of the earth was to be eaten; this is the second tithe, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi, and which is more particularly described as follows:

the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil:
see ( Deuteronomy 12:7 ) (See Gill on Deuteronomy 12:7):

and the firstlings of thine herds, and of thy flocks;
of which see the note on the above place:

that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always;
which such a constant practice would inure unto; see ( Deuteronomy 10:12 ) .

Deuteronomy 14:23 In-Context

21 "You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to a resident alien within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. You must not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

22 "Each year you are to set aside a tenth of all the produce grown in your fields.

23 You are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, in the presence of the Lord your God at the place where He chooses to have His name dwell, so that you will always learn to fear the Lord your God.

24 But if the distance is too great for you to carry it, since the place where the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far away from you and since the Lord your God has blessed you,

25 then exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the Lord your God chooses.