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Numbers 18:24

For I have given to the Levites as their inheritance the tithe that the Israelites present to the LORD as a contribution. That is why I told them that they would not receive an inheritance among the Israelites.”

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ASV

For the tithe of the children of Israel, which they offer as a heave-offering unto Jehovah, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

KJV

But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an heave offering unto the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּ֞יkiforH3588 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
מַעְשַׂ֣רma'.Sar[the] tithe ofH4643 →
בְּנֵֽי־be.nei-[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
יָרִ֤ימוּya.Ri.muthey will offer upH7311 →
לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →
תְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.Maha contributionH8641 →
נָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiI giveH5414 →
לַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.Yimto the LevitesH3881 →
לְנַחֲלָ֑הle.na.cha.Lahfor an inheritanceH5159 →
עַל־'al-there-H5921 →
כֵּן֙ken-foreH3651 →
אָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiI have saidH559 →
לָהֶ֔םla.Hemof <the> them
בְּתוֹךְ֙be.toKhin amongH8432 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יִנְחֲל֖וּyin.cha.Luthey will inheritH5157 →
נַחֲלָֽה׃ פna.cha.Lahan inheritanceH5159 →

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Deuteronomy 26:12When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates.Numbers 18:26“Speak to the Levites and tell them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given you as your inheritance, you must present part of it as an offering to the LORD—a tithe of the tithe.Exodus 25:2“Tell the Israelites to bring Me an offering. You are to receive My offering from every man whose heart compels him.Malachi 3:8–10Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings.Exodus 29:28This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.Luke 18:12I fast twice a week and pay tithes of all that I acquire.’

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