Numbers 18:32

32 When you contribute the best part, you won't suffer the consequences of any sin. You won't be dishonoring the holy offerings given by the Israelites, and you won't die."

Numbers 18:32 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 18:32

And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it
Shall have no blame laid upon them, or guilt imputed to them, or punishment inflicted on them, on account of their having and enjoying their tithes and gifts:

when ye have heaved from it the best of it;
took out the tenth, and that the best, and given it to the priests; or otherwise they would be blameworthy, guilty, and liable to punishment:

neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel;
the gifts they have given for holy uses, and so are holy; which would be the case if they ate of them, or enjoyed them, without giving the priests the tenth part of them:

lest ye die;
for it seems such a neglect was punishable with death.

Numbers 18:32 In-Context

30 "Also tell them: When you contribute the best part, your contribution will be considered to be produce from the threshing floor or winepress.
31 So you and your households may eat it anywhere, because it's the wages you receive for your work at the tent of meeting.
32 When you contribute the best part, you won't suffer the consequences of any sin. You won't be dishonoring the holy offerings given by the Israelites, and you won't die."
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