Numbers 18:12

12 "1All the best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the LORD, I give them to you.

Numbers 18:12 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 18:12

All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of
the wheat
Or the "fat" F9 of them; the fat of anything being the best, see ( Deuteronomy 32:14 ) ; the firstfruits of them:
the oil, and wine, and wheat: which they shall offer unto the Lord, them have I given thee;
this Jarchi calls the great heave offering, the firstfruits of their harvest and vintage, which being offered to the Lord, was given to the priests: the quantity is not fixed, but left to the generosity of the people, and was a free gift; liberal men would give a fortieth part, those of a meaner spirit a fiftieth, and niggardly ones a sixtieth, and less than that was not given (See Gill on Exodus 22:29); compare with this ( Ezekiel 45:13 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F9 (blx) "pinguedinem", Pagninus, Montanus

Numbers 18:12 In-Context

10 "As the most holy gifts you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.
11 "This also is yours, the offering of their gift, even all the wave offerings of the sons of Israel; I have given them to you and to your sons and daughters with you as a perpetual allotment. Everyone of your household who is clean may eat it.
12 "All the best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the LORD , I give them to you.
13 "The first ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to the LORD , shall be yours; everyone of your household who is clean may eat it.
14 "Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Deuteronomy 18:4; Deuteronomy 32:14; Psalms 81:16; Psalms 147:14

Footnotes 2

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