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The '''poor tithe''', or '''poor man's tithe''' ([[Hebrew]]: {{Hebrew|מַעְשַׂר עָנִי}} ''ma'sar<!--"ma'sar"–(NO double “a” – the ע has a Shva, not a ḥaṭaf pataḥ) as in וְכָל-מַעְשַׂר הָאָרֶץ (Lev. 27:30)--> ani''), also referred to as the '''pauper's tithe''' or the '''third tithe''', reflects an obligation to set aside one tenth of produce grown in the third and sixth years of the seven-year [[Sabbatical year (Bible)|sabbatical]] cycle for the benefit of the [[Levites]] and the poor, in the days of the [[Temple in Jerusalem]].<ref>Sirach, scrolls, and sages'' p185 ed. T. Muraoka, John F. Elwolde - 1999 "and honouring God was expressed, inter alia, by paying one's dues to the priesthood and by setting aside the 'pauper's tithe'"</ref>

[[File:Grapes and barley.jpg|thumb|Grapes and barley]]

== In the Hebrew Bible ==