Numbers 18:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Numbers 18:12

10 ^aIn a most holy place you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.

11 “This also is yours: ^athe 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. ^bEveryone who is clean in your house may eat it.

12 ^a“All the¹ best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, ^btheir firstfruits which they offer to the Lord, I have given them to you.

13 Whatever first ripe fruit is in their land, ^awhich they bring to the Lord, shall be yours. Everyone who is clean in your house may eat it.

14 ^a“Every¹ devoted thing in Israel shall be yours.

15 “Everything that first opens ^athe womb of all flesh, which they bring to the Lord, whether man or beast, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and ^bthe firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.

16 And those redeemed of the devoted things you shall redeem when one month old, ^aaccording to your valuation, for five shekels of silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is ^btwenty gerahs.

17 ^aBut the firstborn of a cow, the firstborn of a sheep, or the firstborn of a goat you shall not redeem; they are holy. ^bYou 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 ^awave 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; ^ait is a covenant of salt forever before the Lord with you and your descendants with you.”

20 Then the Lord said to Aaron: “You shall have ^ano inheritance in their land, nor shall you have any portion among them; ^bI am your portion and your inheritance among the children of Israel.

Tithes for Support of the Levites

21 “Behold, ^aI have given the children of Levi all the tithes in Israel as¹ an inheritance in return for the work which they perform, ^bthe work of the tabernacle of meeting.

22 ^aHereafter the children of Israel shall not come near the tabernacle of meeting, ^blest they bear sin and die.

23 But the Levites shall perform the work of the tabernacle of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity; it shall be a statute forever, throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

24 For the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer up as a heave offering to the Lord, I have given to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore I have said to them, ‘Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.’ ”

The Tithe of the Levites

25 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

26 “Speak thus to the Levites, and say to them: ‘When you take from the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them as your inheritance, then you shall offer up a heave offering of it to the Lord, ^aa tenth of the tithe.

Verse Comparison: Numbers 18:12

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American Standard Version
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the vintage, and of the grain, the first-fruits of them which they give unto Jehovah, to thee have I given them.

Amplified® Bible
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the [fresh] wine and of the grain, the firstfruits of what they give to the Lord, to you have I given them.

Contemporary English Version
For example, when the Israelites bring me the first batches of oil, wine, and grain, you can have the best parts of those gifts.

Darby English Version
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they give to Jehovah, have I given thee.

Good News Bible
"I am giving you all the best of the first produce which the Israelites give me each year: olive oil, wine, and grain.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"All the best of the fresh oil and all the 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.

New International Version
"I give you all the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain they give the LORD as the firstfruits of their harvest.

New King James Version
“All the best of the oil, all the best of the new wine and the grain, their firstfruits which they offer to the LORD, I have given them to you.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" All the best of the fresh oil and all the 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.

Revised Standard Version
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine and of the grain, the first fruits of what they give to the LORD, I give to you.

Young's Literal Translation
all the best of the oil, and all the best of the new wine, and wheat -- their first-`fruits' which they give to Jehovah -- to thee I have given them.

New English Translation
“All the best of the olive oil and all the best of the wine and of the wheat, the first fruits of these things that they give to the Lord, I have given to you.¹

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