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Numbers 18:19-21
New Catholic Bible
Numbers 18:19-21
New Catholic Bible
19 All of the offerings of the holy things that the people of Israel bring to the Lord, I have given them to you and your sons and your daughters with you as an ordinance forever. This is a covenant of salt forever between the Lord and you and your descendants with you.”[a]
20 The Lord spoke to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel.
21 Tithes Owed to the Levites.“I give the Levites all the tithes in Israel, an inheritance for the work that they perform in serving in the tent of meeting.
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- Numbers 18:19 The choicest meat and produce offered to the Lord belonged to the priests and their families. The covenant of salt refers to the unbreakable contract that accompanies a covenant promise.
