{Ye tithe} (apodekatoute). The tithe had to be paid upon
"all the increase of thy seed" ( De 14:22 Le 27:30 ). The
English word tithe is tenth. These small aromatic herbs, mint
( o h(8864)uosmon, sweet-smelling), anise or dill (an(8874)hon),
cummin (kuminon, with aromatic seeds), show the Pharisaic
scrupulous conscientiousness, all marketable commodities. "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"
(Vincent). {These ye ought} ( auta edei). Jesus does not
condemn tithing. What he does condemn is doing it to the neglect
of the {weightier matters} ( a barutera). The Pharisees were
externalists; cf. Lu 11:39-44 .
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