Numbers 18:26

26 "Speak to the Levites. Tell them, When you get the tithe from the People of Israel, the inheritance that I have assigned to you, you must tithe that tithe and present it as an offering to God.

Numbers 18:26 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 18:26

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:

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.

Numbers 18:26 In-Context

24 instead I turn over to them the tithes that the People of Israel present as an offering to God. That's why I give the ruling: They are to receive no land-inheritance among the People of Israel."
25 God spoke to Moses:
26 "Speak to the Levites. Tell them, When you get the tithe from the People of Israel, the inheritance that I have assigned to you, you must tithe that tithe and present it as an offering to God.
27 Your offerings will be treated the same as other people's gifts of grain from the threshing floor or wine from the wine vat.
28 This is your procedure for making offerings to God from all the tithes you get from the People of Israel: give God's portion from these tithes to Aaron the priest.
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