Numbers 18:21-30

New American Standard Bible

²¹“To the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the ^(A)tithe in Israel as an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting. ²²And ^(B)the sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bring sin on themselves and die. ²³Only the Levites shall perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall ^(C)bear their own guilt; it shall be a permanent statute throughout your generations, and among the sons of Israel ^(D)they shall have no inheritance. ²⁴For the tithe of the sons of Israel, which they offer as an offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore I have said concerning them, ‘^(E)They shall have no inheritance among the sons of Israel.’”

²⁵Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ²⁶“Moreover, you shall speak to the Levites and say to them, ‘When you take from the sons of Israel ^(F)the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall present an offering from it to the Lord, a ^(G)tithe of the tithe. ²⁷Your offering shall be credited to you like the grain from the threshing floor or the full produce from the wine vat. ²⁸So you shall also present an offering to the Lord from all your tithes, which you receive from the sons of Israel; and from it you shall give the Lord’s offering to Aaron the priest. ²⁹Out of all your gifts you shall present every offering due to the Lord, from all the ^[a]best of them, ^[b]the sacred part from them.’ ³⁰And you shall say to them, ‘When you have ^[c]offered from it the best of it, then the rest shall be credited to the Levites like the product of the threshing floor, and like the product of the wine vat.

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Numbers 18:29 Lit fat
Numbers 18:29 Lit its
Numbers 18:30 Lit lifted

Numbers 18:21-30

New International Version

²¹“I give to the Levites all the tithes^(A) in Israel as their inheritance^(B) in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting.^(C) ²²From now on the Israelites must not go near the tent of meeting, or they will bear the consequences of their sin and will die.^(D) ²³It is the Levites who are to do the work at the tent of meeting and bear the responsibility for any offenses they commit against it. This is a lasting ordinance^(E) for the generations to come.^(F) They will receive no inheritance^(G) among the Israelites.^(H) ²⁴Instead, I give to the Levites as their inheritance the tithes that the Israelites present as an offering to the Lord.^(I) That is why I said concerning them: ‘They will have no inheritance among the Israelites.’”

²⁵The Lord said to Moses, ²⁶“Speak to the Levites and say to them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give you^(J) as your inheritance, you must present a tenth of that tithe as the Lord’s offering.^(K) ²⁷Your offering will be reckoned^(L) to you as grain from the threshing floor^(M) or juice from the winepress.^(N) ²⁸In this way you also will present an offering to the Lord from all the tithes^(O) you receive from the Israelites. From these tithes you must give the Lord’s portion to Aaron the priest. ²⁹You must present as the Lord’s portion the best and holiest part of everything given to you.’