Numbers 18:21

21 ¹"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,

Numbers 18:21 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 18:21

And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth
in Israel for an inheritance
The tenth part of the produce of the land; of the wheat, barley, oil, and wine; the tenth part of their harvest and vintage; so that though they were the least of the tribes, they had the greatest share of the increase of the land, and that without any labour or expense; the other having but nine parts among them all, and at the charge and labour of manuring, cultivating and this they were to have

for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle
of the congregation;
see ( Numbers 18:3-6 ) .

Numbers 18:21 In-Context

19 All the holy contributions that the people of Israel present to the LORD I give to you, and to your sons and daughters with you, as a perpetual due. It is a covenant of salt forever before the LORD for you and for your offspring with you."

20 And the LORD said to Aaron, "You shall have no inheritance in their land, neither shall you have any portion among them. I am your portion and your inheritance among the people of Israel.

21 "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,

22 so that the people of Israel do not come near the tent of meeting, lest they bear sin and die.

23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall bear their iniquity. It shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, and among the people of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

Cross References

• 1. ver. 24, 26; Leviticus 27:30, 32; Deuteronomy 14:22; Nehemiah 10:37; Nehemiah 12:44; Heb. 7:5, 8, 9; [Genesis 14:20; Genesis 28:22]