The Priests’ Portion

Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, “Now behold, I Myself have given you charge of My [a](A)offerings, even all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel I have given them to you as a portion and to your sons as a perpetual allotment. This shall be yours from the most holy gifts reserved from the fire; every offering of theirs, even (B)every grain offering and every (C)sin offering and every guilt offering, which they shall render to Me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons. 10 As the most holy gifts you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you. 11 This also is yours, (D)the offering of their gift, even all the wave offerings of the sons of Israel; I have (E)given them to you and to your sons and daughters with you as a perpetual allotment. Everyone of your household who is clean may eat it. 12 (F)All the [b]best of the fresh oil and all the [c]best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the Lord, I give them to you. 13 (G)The first ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to the Lord, shall be yours; everyone of your household who is clean may eat it. 14 (H)Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours. 15 [d](I)Every first issue of the womb of all flesh, whether man or animal, which they offer to the Lord, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. 16 As to their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem them, by your valuation, five [e]shekels in silver, according to the [f]shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. 17 But (J)the firstborn of an ox or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. (K)You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall offer up their fat in smoke as an offering by fire, for a soothing aroma to the Lord. 18 Their [g]meat shall be yours; it shall be yours like the (L)breast of a wave offering and like the right thigh. 19 (M)All the offerings of the holy gifts, which the sons of Israel offer to the Lord, I have given to you and your sons and your daughters with you, as a perpetual allotment. It is (N)an everlasting covenant of salt before the Lord to you and your [h]descendants with you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 18:8 Lit heave offerings, and so throughout the ch
  2. Numbers 18:12 Lit fat
  3. Numbers 18:12 Lit fat
  4. Numbers 18:15 Lit Everything that opens
  5. Numbers 18:16 I.e. A shekel equals approx one-half oz
  6. Numbers 18:16 I.e. A shekel equals approx one-half oz
  7. Numbers 18:18 Lit flesh
  8. Numbers 18:19 Lit seed

And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.

This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of their's, every meat offering of their's, and every sin offering of their's, and every trespass offering of their's which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.

10 In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.

11 And this is thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.

12 All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the Lord, them have I given thee.

13 And whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto the Lord, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it.

14 Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.

15 Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the Lord, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

16 And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

17 But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the Lord.

18 And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine.

19 All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the Lord, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the Lord unto thee and to thy seed with thee.

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Offerings for Support of the Priests

And the Lord spoke to Aaron: “Here, (A)I Myself have also given you [a]charge of My heave offerings, all the holy gifts of the children of Israel; I have given them (B)as a portion to you and your sons, as an ordinance forever. This shall be yours of the most holy things reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every (C)grain offering and every (D)sin offering and every (E)trespass offering which they render to Me, shall be most holy for you and your sons. 10 (F)In a most holy place you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.

11 “This also is yours: (G)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. (H)Everyone who is [b]clean in your house may eat it.

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

14 (L)“Every [d]devoted thing in Israel shall be yours.

15 “Everything that first opens (M)the womb of all flesh, which they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be yours; nevertheless (N)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, (O)according to your valuation, for five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is (P)twenty gerahs. 17 (Q)But the firstborn of a cow, the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. (R)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 (S)wave[e] 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; (T)it is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord with you and your descendants with you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 18:8 custody
  2. Numbers 18:11 purified
  3. Numbers 18:12 Lit. fat
  4. Numbers 18:14 consecrated
  5. Numbers 18:18 breast of the wave offering