Deuteronomy 14:22

The Offering of Tribute

14:22 You must be certain to tithe ¹  all the produce of your seed that comes from the field year after year.

Deuteronomy 28:38

The Curse of Reversed Status

28:38 “You will take much seed to the field but gather little harvest, because locusts will consume it.

Deuteronomy 7:22

7:22 He, ²  the God who leads you, will expel the nations little by little. You will not be allowed to destroy them all at once lest the wild animals overrun you.

Deuteronomy 20:19

20:19 If you besiege a city for a long time while attempting to capture it, ³  you must not chop down its trees, ⁴  for you may eat fruit ⁵  from them and should not cut them down. A tree in the field is not human that you should besiege it! ⁶ 

[14:22]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, indicated in the translation by the words “be certain.”

[7:22]  ² tn Heb “the Lord your God.” See note on “he” in 7:19.

[20:19]  ³ tn Heb “to fight against it to capture it.”

[20:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “you must not destroy its trees by chopping them with an iron” (i.e., an ax).

[20:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “you may eat from them.” The direct object is not expressed; the word “fruit” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[20:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “to go before you in siege.”