## Sifrei Devarim Paragraph 69

###### Sifrei Devarim 69:1
[Sifrei Devarim 69:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sifrei%20Devarim/r/69:1)

(דברים יב יב) **וּשְׂמַחְתֶּם**, נֶאֶמְרָה כָּאן שִׂמְחָה וְנֶאֶמְרָה לְהַלָּן (דברים כז ז) שִׂמְחָה. מָה שִׂמְחָה הָאֲמוּרָה לְהַלָּן שְׁלָמִים, אַף שִׂמְחָה הָאֲמוּרָה כָּאן שְׁלָמִים.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
(Devarim 12:12) "And you shall rejoice": It is written here "rejoicing," and, elsewhere (27:7) "rejoicing." Just as the "rejoicing" there is with peace-offerings, so, the "rejoicing" here.


###### Sifrei Devarim 69:2
[Sifrei Devarim 69:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sifrei%20Devarim/r/69:2)

**לִפְנֵי ה׳ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם** – בַּמְּחִיצָה.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"before the L-rd your G-d": in the respective precincts.


###### Sifrei Devarim 69:3
[Sifrei Devarim 69:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sifrei%20Devarim/r/69:3)

**אַתֶּם וּבְנֵיכֶם וּבְנוֹתֵיכֶם וְעַבְדֵיכֶם וְאַמְהֹתֵיכֶם**, חָבִיב חָבִיב קוֹדֵם.

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"you, your sons, your daughters, your men-servants, your maid-servants": priority being given in order of affection.


###### Sifrei Devarim 69:4
[Sifrei Devarim 69:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sifrei%20Devarim/r/69:4)

**וְהַלֵּוִי אֲשֶׁר בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶם**, כָּל מָקוֹם אַתָּה מוֹצֵא הַלֵּוִי הַזֶּה לוֹמַר תֵּן לוֹ מֵחֶלְקוֹ! **אֵין לוֹ חֵלֶק** – תֵּן לוֹ מַעְשַׂר עָנִי! אֵין לוֹ מַעְשַׂר עָנִי – תֵּן לוֹ שְׁלָמִים!

**Sefaria Community Translation:**
"and the Levite in your gates, for he has no portion or inheritance with you": Wherever you find the Levite, give him his portion (first-tithe). If he has no portion, he gives him poor-tithe. If he has no poor-tithe, he gives him peace-offerings.