Numbers 18:8-19
New American Standard Bible
The Priests’ Portion
8 Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, “Now behold, I Myself have put you in charge of My [a](A)offerings, all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel I have given to you as a portion and to your sons as a permanent allotment. 9 This shall be yours from the most holy gifts reserved from the fire; every offering of theirs, namely (B)every grain offering, every (C)sin offering, and every guilt offering, with which they shall make restitution 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, that is, 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 permanent 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 what they give to the Lord, I have given 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)Everything banned from secular use in Israel shall be yours. 15 [d](I)Every firstborn of the womb of all flesh, whether human or animal, which they offer to the Lord, shall be yours; however you must redeem the human firstborn, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. 16 As to [e]their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem them, by your assessment, five [f]shekels in silver by the [g]shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. 17 But (J)the firstborn of an ox, 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 offer up their fat in smoke as an offering by fire, for a soothing aroma to the Lord. 18 However, their [h]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 permanent allotment. It is (N)a permanent covenant of salt before the Lord to you and your [i]descendants with you.”
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- Numbers 18:8 Or uplifted offerings, and so throughout the ch
- Numbers 18:12 Lit fat
- Numbers 18:12 Lit fat
- Numbers 18:15 Lit Everything that opens
- Numbers 18:16 Lit his being redeemed
- Numbers 18:16 A shekel is about 0.5 oz. or 14 gm
- Numbers 18:16 A shekel is about 0.5 oz. or 14 gm
- Numbers 18:18 Lit flesh
- Numbers 18:19 Lit seed
Numbers 18:8-19
New King James Version
Offerings for Support of the Priests
8 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. 9 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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- Numbers 18:8 custody
- Numbers 18:11 purified
- Numbers 18:12 Lit. fat
- Numbers 18:14 consecrated
- Numbers 18:18 breast of the wave offering
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