Numbers 5:9

9 '¹Also every contribution pertaining to all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they offer to the priest, shall be his.

Numbers 5:9 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 5:9

And every offering of all the holy things of the children of
Israel
Of the holy sacrifices brought by them to be offered up; that part of them which is elevated, heaved, or waved, as the heave shoulder and wave breast:

which they bring unto the priest, shall be his;
what they bring to him to offer for them shall be his who performs the service, even that part of them which is his due.

Numbers 5:9 In-Context

7 then he shall confess his sins which he has committed, and he shall make restitution in full for his wrong and add to it one-fifth of it, and give it to him whom he has wronged.

8 'But if the man has no relative to whom restitution may be made for the wrong, the restitution which is made for the wrong must go to the LORD for the priest, besides the ram of atonement, by which atonement is made for him.

9 'Also every contribution pertaining to all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they offer to the priest, shall be his.

10 'So every man's holy gifts shall be his; whatever any man gives to the priest, it becomes his.' "

11 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 7:32, 34; Leviticus 10:14, 15

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "heave offering"