Numbers 5:9

9 All the sacred contributions the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.

Numbers 5:9 in Other Translations

9 And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.

9 And every contribution, all the holy donations of the people of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his.

9 All the sacred offerings that the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.

9 All the sacred offerings that the People of Israel bring to a priest belong to the priest.

9 Every holy contribution the Israelites present to the priest will 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 and must confess the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged.

8 But if that person has no close relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest, along with the ram with which atonement is made for the wrongdoer.

9 All the sacred contributions the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.

10 Sacred things belong to their owners, but what they give to the priest will belong to the priest.’ ”

11 Then the LORD said to Moses,

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 6:17; Leviticus 7:6-14