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The Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 14, Verse 27

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And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
King James Version
And the Levite that [is] within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
American Standard Version
And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.
New English Translation
As for the Levites in your villages, you must not ignore them, for they have no allotment or inheritance along with you.
World English Bible
The Levite who is within your gates, you shall not forsake him; for he has no portion nor inheritance with you.
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At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay [it] up within thy gates:
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And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which [are] within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
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At the end of [every] seven years thou shalt make a release.
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And this [is] the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth [ought] unto his neighbour shall release [it]; he shall not exact [it] of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release.
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Of a foreigner thou mayest exact [it again]: but [that] which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;
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Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance to possess it:
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Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I command thee this day.
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For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.
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If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
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But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, [in that] which he wanteth.