Numbers 18:8

Yahweh spoke to Aaron, “Behold, I myself have given you the command of my wave offerings, even all the holy things of the children of Israel. I have given them to you by reason of the anointing, and to your sons, as a portion forever.

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WEBBE

The LORD spoke to Aaron, “Behold, I myself have given you the command of my wave offerings, even all the holy things of the children of Israel. I have given them to you by reason of the anointing, and to your sons, as a portion forever.

BSB

Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.

KJV

And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.

ASV

And Jehovah spake unto Aaron, And I, behold, I have given thee the charge of my heave-offerings, even all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, as a portion for ever.

BBE

And the Lord said to Aaron, See, I have given into your care my lifted offerings; even all the holy things of the children of Israel I have given to you and to your sons as your right for ever, because you have been marked with the holy oil.

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וַיְדַבֵּר vay·da·ber and he spoke H1696 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 אַהֲרֹן 'a·ha·ron Aaron H175 וַאֲנִי va·'a·ni and I H589 הִנֵּה hi·neh here H2009 נָתַתִּי na·ta·ti I give H5414 לְךָ le·kha to (the) you H9031 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 מִשְׁמֶרֶת mish·me·ret [the] charge of H4931 תְּרוּמֹתָי te·ru·mo·tai contributions my H8641 לְכָל־ le·khol to all H3605 קָדְשֵׁי ka·de·shei [the] holy gifts of H6944 בְנֵי־ ve·nei- [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 לְךָ le·kha to (the) you H9031 נְתַתִּים ne·ta·tim I give them H5414 לְמָשְׁחָה le·ma·she·chah to a portion H4888 וּלְבָנֶיךָ u·le·va·nei·kha and to sons your H1121 לְחָק־ le·chok- to a prescribed portion of H2706 עוֹלָם o·lam perpetuity H5769

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 8–19

All believers are spiritual priests, and God has promised to take care of them. Godliness has the promise of the life that now is. And from the provision here made for the priests, the apostle shows that it is the duty of christian churches to maintain their ministers. Scandalous maintenance makes scandalous ministers. The priests were to be wholly devoted to their ministry, not diverted from it, or disturbed in it, by worldly care or business. Also, that they might be examples of living by faith, not only in God's providence, but in his ordinances. The best should be offered for the first-fruits unto the Lord. Those who think to save, by putting God off with the refuse, deceive themselves, for God is not mocked.

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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.