Numbers 18:21

“To the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the Tent of Meeting.

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WEBBE

“To the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the Tent of Meeting.

BSB

Behold, I have given to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work they do, the service of the Tent of Meeting.

KJV

And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

ASV

And unto the children of Levi, behold, I have given all the tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they serve, even the service of the tent of meeting.

BBE

And to the children of Levi I have given as their heritage all the tenths offered in Israel, as payment for the work they do, the work of the Tent of meeting.

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וְלִבְנֵי ve·liv·nei and to [the] descendants of H1121 לֵוִי le·vi Levi H3878 הִנֵּה hi·neh here H2009 נָתַתִּי na·ta·ti I give H5414 כָּל־ kol- every H3605 מַעֲשֵׂר ma·'a·ser tithe H4643 בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל be·yis·ra·'el in Israel H3478 לְנַחֲלָה le·na·cha·lah for an inheritance H5159 חֵלֶף che·lef in return for H2500 עֲבֹדָתָם 'a·vo·da·tam service their H5656 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 הֵם hem they H1992 עֹבְדִים 'oe·dim [are] serving H5647 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 עֲבֹדַת 'a·vo·dat [the] service of H5656 אֹהֶל 'o·hel [the] tent of H168 מוֹעֵד mo·'ed meeting H4150

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 20–32

As Israel was a people not to be numbered among the nations, so Levi was a tribe to be distinguished from the rest. Those who have God for their Inheritance and their Portion for ever, ought to look with holy contempt and indifference upon the possessions of this world. The Levites were to give God his dues out of their tithes, as well as the Israelites out of their increase. See, in ver. #(31), the way to have comfort in all our worldly possessions, so as to bear no sin by reason of them. 1. We must be sure that what we have is got honestly and in the service of God. That meat is best eaten which is first earned; but if any will not work, neither shall he eat, 2Th 3:10. 2. We must be sure that God has his dues out of it. We have the comfort of our substance, when we have honoured the Lord with it. Ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved the best from it. We should give alms of such things as we have, that all may be holy and comfortable to us.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.