Numbers 18:21-23

Expanded Bible

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. ²² But the other ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel] must never go near the Meeting Tent, or they will die for their sin. ²³ Only the Levites should work in the Meeting Tent and be responsible for any sins against it. This is a ·rule from now on [perpetual statute/ordinance/requirement throughout your generations]. The Levites will not inherit any land among the other ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel],