Numbers 18:30
“Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.”
Numbers 18:30 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And thou shalt say to them: If you offer all the goodly and the better things of the tithes, it shall be reckoned to you as if you had given the firstfruits of the barnfloor and the winepress:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye heave the best thereof from it, then it shall be reckoned unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the wine-press.
- DARBYDarby
- And thou shalt say unto them, When ye heave the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as produce of the threshing-floor, and as produce of the winepress.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Therefore you shall tell them, 'When you heave its best from it, then it shall be reckoned to the Levites as the increase of the threshing floor, and as the increase of the winepress.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 'And thou hast said unto them, In your lifting up its fat out of it, then it hath been reckoned to the Levites, as increase of a threshing-floor, and as increase of a wine-vat;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- "Therefore, you shall say to them, 'When you have lifted the best part from it, it will be counted to the Levites as the increase of the threshing floor and the increase of the winepress.'"
Context: Numbers 18
28Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD'S heave offering to Aaron the priest.
29Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
30Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.
31And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.
32And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.
About Numbers 18: The Duties of the Priests and Levites
God commands that the priests, the descendants of Aaron, have the responsibility of the care of the sanctuary and the performance of the priestly service.
Commentary
In Numbers 18, the Lord instructs Aaron and his sons to take responsibility for the duties of the priests. He tells them that they are to be responsible for the offerings of the people, the most holy things, and the altar. He also tells them that they are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and all its furnishings.