Every sacred contribution the Israelites bring to the priest shall belong to him.
Parallel translations
- WEB Every heave offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they present to the priest, shall be his.
- KJV And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.
- NKJV Every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his.
- NASB Also every contribution pertaining to all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they offer to the priest, shall be his.
- NLT All the sacred offerings that the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.
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Quick answer
Every holy offering the Israelites brought to the priest belonged to him. God provided for the priests through the people's offerings.
Overview
The sacred contributions presented at the sanctuary were assigned to the priests as their portion. This arrangement supported those who served full-time in worship, since the priests had no land inheritance. It reflects God's principle that those who minister in holy things should be sustained by them, echoed in the New Testament (1 Corinthians 9:13-14).
Cross-references & the web
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- Lev 7:6–14Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.
- Lev 6:17–18It must not be baked with leaven; I have assigned it as their portion of My offerings made by fire. It is most holy, like the sin offering and the guilt offering.
- Num 18:19All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”
- Deut 18:3–4This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.
- Exod 29:28This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.
- 1 Cor 9:7–13Who serves as a soldier at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not drink of its milk?
- Lev 10:13You shall eat it in a holy place, because it is your share and your sons’ share of the offerings made by fire to the LORD; for this is what I have been commanded.
- Num 18:8–9Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.
- Ezek 44:29–30They shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.
- Lev 22:2–3“Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD.
- Lev 6:26The priest who offers it shall eat it; it must be eaten in a holy place, in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.
- Mal 3:8–10Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.
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