Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
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Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them,....…
Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them,.... Aaron was to tell them what a provision would be made for them on account of their service, but Moses was to inform them what part Aaron was to have out of it:
when ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance; which was done at the time of their harvest, and of the ingathering of the fruits of the earth:
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then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the Lord; in token of gratitude for the liberal provision he had made for the maintenance of them:
even a tenth part of the tithe; a tenth part out of the tenth of the produce of the land of Israel.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain REVENUES FROM THE LEVITES TO THE PRIESTS, Num_18:25-32.
REVENUES FROM THE LEVITES TO THE PRIESTS, Num_18:25-32.
As a discipline to their moral natures, the tithe is imposed on the Levites as it is laid on the other tribes. To exempt any body of men from the law of benevolence is to intensify their selfishness and to harden their hearts.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25–32. A further payment to the priests. The tithe…
25–32. A further payment to the priests. The tithe of the crops belongs so entirely to the Levites that it is considered a source of property from which they in turn must pay a tithe to the priests.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) And the Lord spake unto Moses . .…
(25) And the Lord spake unto Moses . . . —The law respecting the Levitical dues was given to Aaron, and communicated through him to the people. The law respecting the tithe which the Levites were to give to the priests, in which Aaron’s family were directly concerned, was communicated to Moses, and by him to the Levites.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the Lord spake unto Moses. This part of…
And the Lord spake unto Moses. This part of the instruction alone is addressed to Moses, probably because it determined a question as between priests and Levites to the advantage of the former, and therefore would not have come well from Aaron.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 When you receive from the people of Israel the…
When you receive from the people of Israel the tenth that I have given to you from them
The people of Israel would offer Yahweh a tenth of their crops and animals, and Yahweh would give that to the Levites.
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for your inheritance
God speaks of what Aaron and his descendants will receive as if they will inherit it. AT: "as your portion of what I give to all Israel" (See: Metaphor)
Your contribution must be considered by you
This can be stated in active form. AT: "You must consider your contribution" (See: Active or Passive)
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Moses
receive
inherit
sacrifice
grain
thresh
winepress
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 18:25-32 Just as the Levites received a tithe of…
18:25-32 Just as the Levites received a tithe of the Israelites’ goods (18:24), they in turn were required to give . . . a tithe of the tithe to the priests as their own harvest offering (18:27).
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