Whoever would redeem any of their tithe must add a fifth of the value to it. The tithe redemption option — keeping the agricultural tithe while paying its value plus twenty percent in silver — allows the person who needs to keep the actual grain or fruit to do so at a cost. The twenty-percent addition for tithe redemption is the consistent redemption premium of the entire vow system applied to the tithe. The redemption option communicates the covenant's practical flexibility: the tithe obligation can be met in multiple ways.

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