And if a man will at all redeem any of his tithes, he shall add to it the fifth part thereof.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Of them. When the distance from Jerusalem was great, so that a person judged it more convenient to sell his tithes, and with the money purchase more for a feast in Jerusalem, (which the Rabbins call Zudui, Charisterion, grace or thanksgiving) he had to pay something additional, 12, for example, instead of 10. (Scaliger)