Numbers 18:24
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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.For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”
In other translations
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.For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מַעְשַׂרma'sar[the] tithe ofH4643בְּנֵי־benei-[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834יָרִימוּyarimuthey will offer upH7311לַיהוָהlayahwehto YahwehH3068תְּרוּמָהterumaha contributionH8641נָתַתִּיnatatiI giveH5414לַלְוִיִּםlalviyimto the LevitesH3881לְנַחֲלָהlenachalahfor an inheritanceH5159עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּןken-foreH3651אָמַרְתִּי'amartiI have saidH559לָהֶםlahemof <the> themבְּתוֹךְbetokhin amongH8432בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לֹאlo'notH3808יִנְחֲלוּyinchaluthey will inheritH5157נַחֲלָה׃ פnachalahan inheritanceH5159
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Numbers 18:26Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the Lord, even a tenth part of the tithe.“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.
- Malachi 3:8-108 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. 9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. 10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.8 Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. 9 You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. 10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.
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