Numbers 18:8-19
English Standard Version
8 Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, “Behold, (A)I have given you charge of the contributions made to me, all the consecrated things of the people of Israel. I have given them to you (B)as a portion and to your sons as a perpetual due. 9 This shall be yours of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every offering of theirs, every grain offering of theirs and every (C)sin offering of theirs and every (D)guilt offering of theirs, which they render to me, shall be most holy to you and to your sons. 10 In a most holy place shall you eat it. Every male may eat it; it is holy to you. 11 This also is yours: the contribution of their gift, all the (E)wave offerings of the people of Israel. I have given them to (F)you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due. (G)Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it. 12 (H)All the best of the oil and all the best of the wine and of the grain, (I)the firstfruits of what they give to the Lord, I give to you. 13 The first ripe fruits of all that is in their land, (J)which they bring to the Lord, shall be yours. (K)Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it. 14 (L)Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours. 15 (M)Everything that opens the womb of all flesh, whether man or beast, which they offer to the Lord, shall be yours. Nevertheless, (N)the firstborn of man you shall redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. 16 And their redemption price (O)(at a month old you shall redeem them) you shall fix at five shekels[a] in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, (P)which is twenty gerahs. 17 (Q)But the firstborn of a cow, or the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall burn their fat as a food offering, with a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 18 But their flesh shall be yours, as (R)the breast that is waved and as the right thigh are yours. 19 (S)All the holy contributions that the people of Israel present to the Lord I give to you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due. (T)It is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord for you and for your offspring with you.”
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- Numbers 18:16 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
Numbers 18:8-19
Christian Standard Bible
Support for the Priests and Levites
8 Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, “Look, I have put you in charge of the contributions(A) brought to me. As for all the holy offerings(B) of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.(C) 9 A portion of the holiest offerings kept from the fire will be yours; every one of their offerings that they give me, whether the grain offering, sin offering, or guilt offering will be most holy for you and your sons. 10 You are to eat it as a most holy offering.[a] Every male may eat it; it is to be holy to you.
11 “The contribution of their gifts also belongs to you. I have given all the Israelites’ presentation offerings(D) to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute.(E) Every ceremonially clean person in your house may eat it. 12 I am giving you all the best of the fresh oil, new wine, and grain,(F) which the Israelites give to the Lord as their firstfruits.(G) 13 The firstfruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to the Lord, belong to you. Every clean person in your house may eat them.
14 “Everything in Israel that is permanently dedicated to the Lord(H) belongs to you. 15 The firstborn of every living thing, human or animal, presented to the Lord belongs to you. But you must certainly redeem a human firstborn,(I) and redeem the firstborn of an unclean animal. 16 You will pay the redemption price for a month-old male according to your assessment: five shekels[b] of silver by the standard sanctuary shekel, which is twenty gerahs.(J)
17 “However, you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat; they are holy. You are to splatter their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a food offering for a pleasing aroma to the Lord. 18 But their meat belongs to you. It belongs to you like the breast of the presentation offering and the right thigh.
19 “I give to you and to your sons and daughters all the holy contributions that the Israelites present to the Lord as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt(K) before the Lord for you as well as your offspring.”
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