Numeri 18:31

31 Poi potrete mangiar quelle cose in qualunque luogo, e voi, e le vostre famiglie; perciocchè son vostra mercede, in ricompensa del vostro servigio intorno al Tabernacolo della convenenza.

Numeri 18:31 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 18:31

And ye shall eat it in every place
In any of their tents or dwelling houses, not being obliged to eat it in the tabernacle, where the priests, were obliged to eat many of their holy things, and second tithes were only to be eaten at Jerusalem, ( Deuteronomy 14:22 Deuteronomy 14:23 ) ; but the Levites might eat theirs any where, in any place, clean or unclean, according to Jarchi; for, he says, it might be eaten even in a graveyard; but Aben Ezra much better, in a clean place, be that where it would:

ye, and your households;
they and their wives, their sons and daughters, their servants, whether bought or hired; and they might sell it to strangers, to purchase other necessaries with. The Targum of Jonathan interprets this of the priests; but the Levites only are plainly spoken of:

for it [is] your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the
congregation;
which is said to encourage them in their work, and animate them to it, as well as to clear their right to such a maintenance against all objections; for the labourer is worthy of his reward, as those that labour in the word and doctrine are of theirs, ( 1 Timothy 5:17 1 Timothy 5:18 ) .

Numeri 18:31 In-Context

29 Offerite, di tutte le cose che vi saranno donate, l’offerta del Signore tutta intera; offerite di tutto il meglio di quelle cose la parte che n’ha da essere consacrata.

30 Di’ loro ancora: Quando avrete offerto il meglio di quelle cose, egli sarà imputato a’ Leviti, come rendita d’aia, e rendita di tino.

31 Poi potrete mangiar quelle cose in qualunque luogo, e voi, e le vostre famiglie; perciocchè son vostra mercede, in ricompensa del vostro servigio intorno al Tabernacolo della convenenza.

32 E quando avrete offerto il meglio di quelle cose, voi non porterete peccato per quelle, e non profanerete le cose consacrate dai figliuoli d’Israele, e non morrete.