Numbers 5:10

10 'So every man's holy gifts shall be his; whatever any man gives to the priest, it 1becomes his.' "

Numbers 5:10 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 5:10

And every man's hallowed things shall be his
Which he, by a vow or freewill offering, separates to holy uses; these are at his own dispose, to give to what priest he will, or they are the priest's; for what a man devotes to the Lord is to be given to them, or such things as God has hallowed, sanctified, and set apart for sacred uses, as the firstfruits and tithes, they were the priests'; the Jewish writers F9 restrain it to tithes:

whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his;
his personally, who officiates, or to whom the gift is given, and is not to be divided among the other priests in the course.


FOOTNOTES:

F9 Targ. Jon. Siphri & Midrash in Jarchi in loc.

Numbers 5:10 In-Context

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,
12 "Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, 'If any man's wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him,

Cross References 1

  • 1. Leviticus 10:13
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