²⁵ The Lord said to Moses, ²⁶ “Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘You will receive a ·tenth [^Ttithe] of everything the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel] make, which I will give to you. But you must give a ·tenth of that [^Ltenth of a tenth; ^Ttithe of a tithe] back to the Lord. ²⁷ I will accept your offering just as much as I accept the offerings from others, who give ·new grain [^Lthe grain of the threshing floor] or ·new wine [^Lthe fullness of the winepress]. ²⁸ In this way you will present an offering to the Lord as the other ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel] do. When you receive a ·tenth [^Ttithe] from the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel], you will give a ·tenth [tithe] of that to Aaron, the priest, as the Lord’s share. ²⁹ Choose the best and holiest part from what you are given as the portion you must give to the Lord.’

³⁰ “Say to the Levites: ‘When you present the best, it will be accepted as much as the ·grain [^Lproduct of the threshing floor] and ·wine [^Lproduct of the wine press] from the other people. ³¹ You and your ·families [^Lhouse] may eat all that is left anywhere, because it is your pay for your work in the Meeting Tent. ³² And if you always give the best part to the Lord, you will never be guilty. If you do not ·sin against [profane] the holy offerings of the ·Israelites [^Lsons/^Tchildren of Israel], you will not die.’”