Ye Tithe [α π ο δ ε κ α τ ο υ τ ε]. ajpo, from, dekatow, to take a tenth. Tithe is tenth; also in older English, tethe, as tethe hest, the tenth commandment. A tething was a district containing ten families.

Mint [η δ υ ο σ μ ο ν]. hJduv, sweet, ojsmh, smell. A favorite plant in the East, with which the floors of dwelling and synagogues were sometimes strewn.

Anise - Cummin [α ν η θ ο ν κ υ μ ι ν ο ν]. Rev. renders anise, dill in margin. Used as condiments. The tithe of these plants would be very small; but to exact it would indicate scrupulous conscientiousness. The Talmud tells of the ass of a certain Rabbi which had been so well trained as to refuse corn of which the tithes had not been taken.

Faith [π ι σ τ ι ν]. Rather faithfulness, as in Romans 3:3, Rev. Galatians 5:22, Rev.

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