And when the sun goes down he shall be clean; and afterward he may eat the holy offerings, because (A)it is his food.

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When the sun goes down, he will be clean, and after that he may eat the sacred offerings, for they are his food.(A)

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22 He may eat the bread of his God, both the most holy and the holy;

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22 He may eat the most holy food of his God,(A) as well as the holy food;

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13 (A)Do you not know that those who minister the holy things eat of the things of the (B)temple, and those who serve at the altar partake of the offerings of the altar? 14 Even so (C)the Lord has commanded (D)that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel.

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13 Don’t you know that those who serve in the temple get their food from the temple, and that those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?(A) 14 In the same way, the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.(B)

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(A)Do we have no [a]right to eat and drink?

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  1. 1 Corinthians 9:4 authority

Don’t we have the right to food and drink?(A)

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“And this shall be the priest’s (A)due[a] from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, whether it is bull or sheep: they shall give to the priest the shoulder, the cheeks, and the stomach. (B)The firstfruits of your grain and your new wine and your oil, and the first of the fleece of your sheep, you shall give him.

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  1. Deuteronomy 18:3 right

This is the share due the priests(A) from the people who sacrifice a bull(B) or a sheep: the shoulder, the internal organs and the meat from the head.(C) You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,(D)

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11 “This also is yours: (A)the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel; I have given them to you, and your sons and daughters with you, as an ordinance forever. (B)Everyone who is [a]clean in your house may eat it.

12 (C)“All the [b]best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, (D)their firstfruits which they offer to the Lord, I have given them to you. 13 Whatever first ripe fruit is in their land, (E)which they bring to the Lord, shall be yours. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it.

14 (F)“Every [c]devoted thing in Israel shall be yours.

15 “Everything that first opens (G)the womb of all flesh, which they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be yours; nevertheless (H)the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. 16 And those redeemed of the devoted things you shall redeem when one month old, (I)according to your valuation, for five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is (J)twenty gerahs. 17 (K)But the firstborn of a cow, the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. (L)You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and burn their fat as an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma to the Lord. 18 And their flesh shall be yours, just as the (M)wave[d] breast and the right thigh are yours.

19 “All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer to the Lord, I have given to you and your sons and daughters with you as an ordinance forever; (N)it is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord with you and your descendants with you.”

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  1. Numbers 18:11 purified
  2. Numbers 18:12 Lit. fat
  3. Numbers 18:14 consecrated
  4. Numbers 18:18 breast of the wave offering

11 “This also is yours: whatever is set aside from the gifts of all the wave offerings(A) of the Israelites. I give this to you and your sons and daughters as your perpetual share.(B) Everyone in your household who is ceremonially clean(C) may eat it.

12 “I give you all the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain(D) they give the Lord(E) as the firstfruits of their harvest.(F) 13 All the land’s firstfruits that they bring to the Lord will be yours.(G) Everyone in your household who is ceremonially clean may eat it.(H)

14 “Everything in Israel that is devoted[a] to the Lord(I) is yours. 15 The first offspring of every womb, both human and animal, that is offered to the Lord is yours.(J) But you must redeem(K) every firstborn(L) son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.(M) 16 When they are a month old,(N) you must redeem them at the redemption price set at five shekels[b](O) of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel,(P) which weighs twenty gerahs.(Q)

17 “But you must not redeem the firstborn of a cow, a sheep or a goat; they are holy.(R) Splash their blood(S) against the altar and burn their fat(T) as a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.(U) 18 Their meat is to be yours, just as the breast of the wave offering(V) and the right thigh are yours.(W) 19 Whatever is set aside from the holy(X) offerings the Israelites present to the Lord I give to you and your sons and daughters as your perpetual share. It is an everlasting covenant of salt(Y) before the Lord for both you and your offspring.”

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  1. Numbers 18:14 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord.
  2. Numbers 18:16 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams