Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “I give to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the tent of meeting. New Living Translation As for the tribe of Levi, your relatives, I will compensate them for their service in the Tabernacle. Instead of an allotment of land, I will give them the tithes from the entire land of Israel. English Standard Version “To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service that they do, their service in the tent of meeting, Berean Standard Bible Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. King James Bible And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. New King James Version “Behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work which they perform, the work of the tabernacle of meeting. New American Standard Bible “To the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel as an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting. NASB 1995 “To the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting. NASB 1977 “And to the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting. Legacy Standard Bible “Now to the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting. Amplified Bible “Behold, I have given the Levites all the tithe in Israel as an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle). Christian Standard Bible “Look, I have given the Levites every tenth in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the work of the tent of meeting. Holman Christian Standard Bible Look, I have given the Levites every tenth in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the work of the tent of meeting. American Standard Version And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the tent of meeting. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And to the sons of Levi, behold, you have given all of them a tenth of the children of Israel for an inheritance in the place of the work of those working the work in the Time Tabernacle. Brenton Septuagint Translation And, behold, I have given to the sons of Levi every tithe in Israel for an inheritance for their services, whereinsoever they perform ministry in the tabernacle of witness. Contemporary English Version Ten percent of the Israelites' crops and one out of every ten of their newborn animals belong to me. But I am giving all this to the Levites as their pay for the work they do at the sacred tent. Douay-Rheims Bible And I have given to the sons of Levi all the tithes of Israel for a possession for the ministry wherewith they serve me in the tabernacle of the covenant: English Revised Version And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the tent of meeting. GOD'S WORD® Translation "I am giving the Levites one-tenth of every Israelite's income. This is in return for the work they do at the tent of meeting. Good News Translation The LORD said, "I have given to the Levites every tithe that the people of Israel present to me. This is in payment for their service in taking care of the Tent of my presence. International Standard Version As to the descendants of Levi, certainly I've given all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance in return for their services that they perform at the Tent of Meeting. JPS Tanakh 1917 And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the tent of meeting. Literal Standard Version and to the sons of Levi, behold, have given all the tenth in Israel for inheritance in exchange for their service which they are serving—the service of the Tent of Meeting. Majority Standard Bible Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. New American Bible To the Levites, however, I hereby assign all tithes in Israel as their heritage in recompense for the labor they perform, the labor pertaining to the tent of meeting. NET Bible See, I have given the Levites all the tithes in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they perform--the service of the tent of meeting. New Revised Standard Version To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel for a possession in return for the service that they perform, the service in the tent of meeting. New Heart English Bible "To the descendants of Levi, look, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the Tent of Meeting. Webster's Bible Translation And behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. World English Bible “To the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the Tent of Meeting. Young's Literal Translation and to the sons of Levi, lo, I have given all the tenth in Israel for inheritance in exchange for their service which they are serving -- the service of the tent of meeting. Additional Translations ... Context Offerings for Priests and Levites…20Then the LORD said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the Israelites. 21Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting. 22No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.… Cross References Hebrews 7:5 Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people--that is, from their brothers--though they too are descended from Abraham. Leviticus 27:30 Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD. Numbers 18:26 "Speak to the Levites and tell them: 'When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD--a tithe of the tithe. Numbers 31:28 Set aside a tribute for the LORD from what belongs to the soldiers who went into battle: one out of every five hundred, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, or sheep. Deuteronomy 14:22 You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields. Deuteronomy 18:8 They shall eat equal portions, even though he has received money from the sale of his father's estate. Nehemiah 10:37 Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. Treasury of Scripture And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. the tenth Numbers 18:24-26 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance… Leviticus 27:30-32 And all the tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land, or of the fruit of the tree, is the LORD'S: it is holy unto the LORD… Deuteronomy 12:17-19 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest, nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand: … even the service Numbers 18:6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. Numbers 3:7,8 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle… 1 Corinthians 9:13,14 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? … Jump to Previous Congregation Heritage Inheritance Israel Levi Meeting Offered Perform Serve Service Serving Tabernacle Tent Tenth Tenths Tithe Tithes WorkJump to Next Congregation Heritage Inheritance Israel Levi Meeting Offered Perform Serve Service Serving Tabernacle Tent Tenth Tenths Tithe Tithes WorkNumbers 18 1. The charge of the priests and Levites8. The priests, portion 21. The Levites, 25. The heave offering to the priests out of the Levites' portion (21) All the tenth in Israel.--The reference here is to the first tithe, or tenth of the whole of the produce of the land.Verse 21. - All the tenth. The tithe of all fruits and flocks had been already claimed absolutely by the Lord (Leviticus 27:30, 32). It is probable indeed that the giving of tithes had been more or less a matter of obligation from time immemorial. Abraham had paid them on one memorable occasion (Genesis 14:20), and Jacob had vowed them on another (Genesis 28:22). From this time forth, however, the tithes were formally assigned to the maintenance of the Levites, in return for their service. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Behold,הִנֵּ֥ה (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! I have given נָתַ֛תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to the Levites וְלִבְנֵ֣י (wə·liḇ·nê) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the tithes מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥ר (ma·‘ă·śêr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4643: Tenth part, tithe in Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (bə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc as an inheritance לְנַחֲלָ֑ה (lə·na·ḥă·lāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion in return for חֵ֤לֶף (ḥê·lep̄) Preposition Strong's 2500: Exchange, instead of the work עֲבֹֽדָתָם֙ (‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5656: Work of any kind they הֵ֣ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They do, עֹֽבְדִ֔ים (‘ō·ḇə·ḏîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave the service עֲבֹדַ֖ת (‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5656: Work of any kind of the Tent אֹ֥הֶל (’ō·hel) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 168: A tent of Meeting. מוֹעֵֽד׃ (mō·w·‘êḏ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4150: Appointed time, place, or meeting Links Numbers 18:21 NIVNumbers 18:21 NLT Numbers 18:21 ESV Numbers 18:21 NASB Numbers 18:21 KJV Numbers 18:21 BibleApps.com Numbers 18:21 Biblia Paralela Numbers 18:21 Chinese Bible Numbers 18:21 French Bible Numbers 18:21 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 18:21 To the children of Levi behold (Nu Num.) |