And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.
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.
- BSB Every sacred contribution the Israelites bring to the priest shall belong to him.
- 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).
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- Lev 7:6–14Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.
- Lev 6:17–18It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it unto them for their portion of my offerings made by fire; it is most holy, as is the sin offering, and as the trespass offering.
- Num 18:19All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.
- Deut 18:3–4And this shall be the priest’s due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
- Exod 29:28And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’ by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD.
- 1 Cor 9:7–13Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
- Lev 10:13And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons’ due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.
- Num 18:8–9And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.
- Ezek 44:29–30They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering: and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.
- Lev 22:2–3Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.
- Lev 6:26The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.
- Mal 3:8–10Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
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