{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 .