The first command that explained everything belongs to the Lord's is found in Leviticus 27:30-32, (NKJV) And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the tree, is the Lord's. It is holy to the Lord. 31 If a man wants at all to redeem any of his tithes, he shall add one-fifth to it. 32 And concerning the tithe of the herd or the flock, of whatever passes under the rod, the tenth one shall be holy to the Lord.
To pass along what I believe to be the correct message on tithing, I had to depart from the Easy-to-read-version. The ERV translated those same verses as: 30 "A tenth of all crops belongs to the Lord. This means the crops from fields and the fruit from trees—a tenth belongs to the Lord. 31 So if you want to get back your tenth, you must add one-fifth to its price and then buy it back. 32 "The priests will take every tenth animal from a person's cattle or sheep. Every tenth animal will belong to the Lord.
Do you read what I read there in the ERV and find any fault with that translation? The answer is within this essay.