1 And the LORD * h3068 said * h559 h8799 unto Aaron * h175, Thou and thy sons * h1121 and thy father's * h1 house * h1004 with thee shall bear * h5375 h8799 the iniquity * h5771 of the sanctuary * h4720: and thou and thy sons * h1121 with thee shall bear * h5375 h8799 the iniquity * h5771 of your priesthood * h3550.
2 And thy brethren * h251 also of the tribe * h4294 of Levi * h3878, the tribe * h7626 of thy father * h1, bring * h7126 h8685 thou with thee, that they may be joined * h3867 h8735 unto thee, and minister * h8334 h8762 unto thee: but thou and thy sons * h1121 with thee shall minister before * h6440 the tabernacle * h168 of witness * h5715.
3 And they shall keep * h8104 h8804 thy charge * h4931, and the charge * h4931 of all the tabernacle * h168: only they shall not come nigh * h7126 h8799 the vessels * h3627 of the sanctuary * h6944 and the altar * h4196, that neither they, nor ye also, die * h4191 h8799.
4 And they shall be joined * h3867 h8738 unto thee, and keep * h8104 h8804 the charge * h4931 of the tabernacle * h168 of the congregation * h4150, for all the service * h5656 of the tabernacle * h168: and a stranger * h2114 h8801 shall not come nigh * h7126 h8799 unto you.
5 And ye shall keep * h8104 h8804 the charge * h4931 of the sanctuary * h6944, and the charge * h4931 of the altar * h4196: that there be no wrath * h7110 any more upon the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478.
6 And I, behold, I have taken * h3947 h8804 your brethren * h251 the Levites * h3881 from among * h8432 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478: to you they are given * h5414 h8803 as a gift * h4979 for the LORD * h3068, to do * h5647 h8800 the service * h5656 of the tabernacle * h168 of the congregation * h4150.
7 Therefore thou and thy sons * h1121 with thee shall keep * h8104 h8799 your priest's office * h3550 for every thing * h1697 of the altar * h4196, and within * h1004 the vail * h6532; and ye shall serve * h5647 h8804: I have given * h5414 h8799 your priest's office * h3550 unto you as a service * h5656 of gift * h4979: and the stranger * h2114 h8801 that cometh nigh * h7131 shall be put to death * h4191 h8714.
8 And the LORD * h3068 spake * h1696 h8762 unto Aaron * h175, Behold, I also have given * h5414 h8804 thee the charge * h4931 of mine heave offerings * h8641 of all the hallowed things * h6944 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478; unto thee have I given * h5414 h8804 them by reason of the anointing * h4888, and to thy sons * h1121, by an ordinance * h2706 for ever * h5769.
9 This shall be thine of the most * h6944 holy things * h6944, reserved from the fire * h784: every oblation * h7133 of theirs, every meat offering * h4503 of theirs, and every sin offering * h2403 of theirs, and every trespass offering * h817 of theirs, which they shall render * h7725 h8686 unto me, shall be most * h6944 holy * h6944 for thee and for thy sons * h1121.
10 In the most * h6944 holy * h6944 place shalt thou eat * h398 h8799 it; every male * h2145 shall eat * h398 h8799 it: it shall be holy * h6944 unto thee.
11 And this is thine; the heave offering * h8641 of their gift * h4976, with all the wave offerings * h8573 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478: I have given * h5414 h8804 them unto thee, and to thy sons * h1121 and to thy daughters * h1323 with thee, by a statute * h2706 for ever * h5769: every one that is clean * h2889 in thy house * h1004 shall eat * h398 h8799 of it.
12 All the best * h2459 of the oil * h3323, and all the best * h2459 of the wine * h8492, and of the wheat * h1715, the firstfruits * h7225 of them which they shall offer * h5414 h8799 unto the LORD * h3068, them have I given * h5414 h8804 thee. best: Heb. fat
13 And whatsoever is first ripe * h1061 in the land * h776, which they shall bring * h935 h8686 unto the LORD * h3068, shall be thine; every one that is clean * h2889 in thine house * h1004 shall eat * h398 h8799 of it.
14 Every thing devoted * h2764 in Israel * h3478 shall be thine.
15 Every thing that openeth * h6363 the matrix * h7358 in all flesh * h1320, which they bring * h7126 h8686 unto the LORD * h3068, whether it be of men * h120 or beasts * h929, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn * h1060 of man * h120 shalt thou surely * h6299 h8800 redeem * h6299 h8799, and the firstling * h1060 of unclean * h2931 beasts * h929 shalt thou redeem * h6299 h8799.
16 And those that are to be redeemed * h6299 h8803 from a month * h2320 old * h1121 shalt thou redeem * h6299 h8799, according to thine estimation * h6187, for the money * h3701 of five * h2568 shekels * h8255, after the shekel * h8255 of the sanctuary * h6944, which is twenty * h6242 gerahs * h1626.
17 But the firstling * h1060 of a cow * h7794, or the firstling * h1060 of a sheep * h3775, or the firstling * h1060 of a goat * h5795, thou shalt not redeem * h6299 h8799; they are holy * h6944: thou shalt sprinkle * h2236 h8799 their blood * h1818 upon the altar * h4196, and shalt burn * h6999 h8686 their fat * h2459 for an offering made by fire * h801, for a sweet * h5207 savour * h7381 unto the LORD * h3068.
18 And the flesh * h1320 of them shall be thine, as the wave * h8573 breast * h2373 and as the right * h3225 shoulder * h7785 are thine.
19 All the heave offerings * h8641 of the holy things * h6944, which the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 offer * h7311 h8686 unto the LORD * h3068, have I given * h5414 h8804 thee, and thy sons * h1121 and thy daughters * h1323 with thee, by a statute * h2706 for ever * h5769: it is a covenant * h1285 of salt * h4417 for ever * h5769 before * h6440 the LORD * h3068 unto thee and to thy seed * h2233 with thee.
20 And the LORD * h3068 spake * h559 h8799 unto Aaron * h175, Thou shalt have no inheritance * h5157 h8799 in their land * h776, neither shalt thou have any part * h2506 among * h8432 them: I am thy part * h2506 and thine inheritance * h5159 among * h8432 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478.
21 And, behold, I have given * h5414 h8804 the children * h1121 of Levi * h3878 all the tenth * h4643 in Israel * h3478 for an inheritance * h5159, for * h2500 their service * h5656 which they serve * h5647 h8802, even the service * h5656 of the tabernacle * h168 of the congregation * h4150.
22 Neither must the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 henceforth * h5750 come nigh * h7126 h8799 the tabernacle * h168 of the congregation * h4150, lest they bear * h5375 h8800 sin * h2399, and die * h4191 h8800. and die: Heb. to die
23 But the Levites * h3881 shall do * h5647 h8804 the service * h5656 of the tabernacle * h168 of the congregation * h4150, and they shall bear * h5375 h8799 their iniquity * h5771: it shall be a statute * h2708 for ever * h5769 throughout your generations * h1755, that among * h8432 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 they have * h5157 h8799 no inheritance * h5159.
24 But the tithes * h4643 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, which they offer * h7311 h8686 as an heave offering * h8641 unto the LORD * h3068, I have given * h5414 h8804 to the Levites * h3881 to inherit * h5159: therefore I have said * h559 h8804 unto them, Among * h8432 the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 they shall have * h5157 h8799 no inheritance * h5159.
25 And the LORD * h3068 spake * h1696 h8762 unto Moses * h4872, saying * h559 h8800,
26 Thus speak * h1696 h8762 unto the Levites * h3881, and say * h559 h8804 unto them, When ye take * h3947 h8799 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478 the tithes * h4643 which I have given * h5414 h8804 you from them for your inheritance * h5159, then ye shall offer * h7311 h8689 up an heave offering * h8641 of it for the LORD * h3068, even a tenth * h4643 part of the tithe * h4643.
27 And this your heave offering * h8641 shall be reckoned * h2803 h8738 unto you, as though it were the corn * h1715 of the threshingfloor * h1637, and as the fulness * h4395 of the winepress * h3342.
28 Thus ye also shall offer * h7311 h8686 an heave offering * h8641 unto the LORD * h3068 of all your tithes * h4643, which ye receive * h3947 h8799 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478; and ye shall give * h5414 h8804 thereof the LORD'S * h3068 heave offering * h8641 to Aaron * h175 the priest * h3548.
29 Out of all your gifts * h4979 ye shall offer * h7311 h8686 every heave offering * h8641 of the LORD * h3068, of all the best * h2459 thereof, even the hallowed part * h4720 thereof out of it. best: Heb. fat
30 Therefore thou shalt say * h559 h8804 unto them, When ye have heaved * h7311 h8687 the best * h2459 thereof from it, then it shall be counted * h2803 h8738 unto the Levites * h3881 as the increase * h8393 of the threshingfloor * h1637, and as the increase * h8393 of the winepress * h3342. best: Heb. fat
31 And ye shall eat * h398 h8804 it in every place * h4725, ye and your households * h1004: for it is your reward * h7939 for * h2500 your service * h5656 in the tabernacle * h168 of the congregation * h4150.
32 And ye shall bear * h5375 h8799 no sin * h2399 by reason of it, when ye have heaved * h7311 h8687 from it the best * h2459 of it: neither shall ye pollute * h2490 h8762 the holy things * h6944 of the children * h1121 of Israel * h3478, lest ye die * h4191 h8799.