Numbers 18:19-21

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¹⁹ Anything the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel] present as holy gifts I, the Lord, give to you, your sons and daughters as your ·continual [perpetual] portion. This is a lasting ·agreement [treaty; covenant] of salt [^Crepresenting perpetual agreement because salt can survive fire; Lev. 2:13] before the Lord for you and your children forever.”

²⁰ The Lord also said to Aaron, “You will not inherit any of the land, and you will not own any land among the other people [Gen. 49:5–7]. I will be yours. Out of all the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel], only you will inherit me.

²¹ “When the people of Israel give me a ·tenth [^Ttithe] of what they make, I will give that tenth to the ·Levites [^Lsons of Levi; Lev. 27:30–32; Deut. 12:17–19; 14:22–29]. This is their payment for the work they do serving at the Meeting Tent.