Numbers:18

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* And the Lord said unto Aaron , Thou and thy sons and thy father ’s house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary ; and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood . * And also thy brethren , the tribe of Levi , the tribe of thy father , bring thou near with thee , that they may be joined with thee , and minister unto thee ; while thou and thy sons with thee shall be before the tabernacle of the testimony . * And they shall keep thy charge , and the charge of all the tabernacle : only unto the vessels of the sanctuary and unto the altar shall they not come near , that they may not die , either they or you . * And they shall be joined unto thee , and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation , respecting all the service of the tabernacle : and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you . * And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary , and the charge of the altar ; that there be not any more wrath upon the children of Israel . * And I , behold , I have taken your brethren the Levites from the midst of the children of Israel ; unto you are they given as a gift for the Lord , to perform the service of the tabernacle of the congregation . * And thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priesthood concerning every matter of the altar , and for that within the vail , where ye shall serve : as a service of gift do I give you your priesthood ; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death . * And the Lord spoke unto Aaron , And I , behold , I give thee the charge of my heave –offerings ; of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel , unto thee have I given them as an official portion , and to thy sons , as a fixed right for ever . * This shall belong to thee of the most holy things , from the fire –: every oblation of theirs , namely , every meat –offering of theirs , and every sin –offering of theirs , and every , trespass –offering of theirs , which they shall render unto me , shall , as most holy things , belong to thee and to thy sons . * In a most holy place shalt thou eat it : every male shall eat it ; holy shall it be unto thee . * And this shall be thine , as the heave –offering of their gift , of all the wave –offerings of the children of Israel ; unto thee have I given them , and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee , as a fixed portion for ever : every one that is clean in thy house may eat thereof . * All the best of oil , and all the best of wine , and of corn , the first –fruits thereof which they shall offer unto the Lord , to thee have I given them . * The first ripe fruit of whatsoever is in their land , which they may bring unto the Lord , shall be thine : every one that is clean in thy house may eat thereof . * Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine . * Whatever openeth the womb of all flesh , which they bring unto the Lord , be it of men or of cattle , shall be thine : nevertheless thou shalt redeem the first –born of man , and the firstling of the unclean cattle shalt thou redeem . * And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem , according to the usual estimation of five shekels of silver , after the shekel of the sanctuary , which is twenty gerahs . * But the firstling of an ox , or the firstling of a sheep , or the firstling of a goat , thou shalt not redeem ; they are holy : their blood shalt thou sprinkle upon the altar , and their fat shalt thou burn as a fire –offering , for a sweet savor unto the Lord . * And their flesh shall be thine : as the breast that is waved and as the right shoulder shall it be thine . * All the heave –offerings of the holy things , which the children of Israel set apart unto the Lord , I have given to thee , and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee , as a fixed portion for ever : it is a covenant of salt for ever before the Lord for thee and for thy seed with thee . * And the Lord said unto Aaron , In their land shalt thou have no inheritance , and any portion shalt thou not have among them : I am thy portion and thy inheritance among the children of Israel . * And to the children of Levi , behold , I have given every tithe in Israel , for an inheritance , in lieu of their service which they render , the service of the tabernacle of the congregation . * And the children of Israel shall not henceforth come nigh unto the tabernacle of the congregation , to bear sin , to die thereby . * But they of the tribe of Levi themselves shall perform the service of the tabernacle of the congregation , and they shall bear their iniquity : a statute for ever shall it be throughout your generations ; and among the children of Israel shall they not possess any inheritance . * But the tithes of the children of Israel , which they offer as a heave –offering unto the Lord , have I given to the Levites for an inheritance : therefore have I said unto them , Among the children of Israel shall they obtain no inheritance . * And the Lord spoke unto Moses , saying , * And unto the Levites shalt thou speak , and say unto them , When ye take from the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance : then shall ye separate therefrom a heave –offering of the Lord , the tenth part of the tithe . * And your heave –offering shall be reckoned unto you , like the corn of the threshing –floor , and as the fulness of the wine –press . * Thus shall ye also offer a heave –offering unto the Lord from all your tithes , which ye may receive from the children of Israel ; and ye shall give thereof the heave –offering of the Lord to Aaron the priest . * From all your gifts shall ye set apart every heave –offering of the Lord , from every best part thereof , its hallowed portion therefrom . * And thou shalt say unto them , When ye have separated the best thereof from it : then shall be counted unto the Levites as the produce of the threshing –floor , and as the produce of the wine –press . * And ye may eat it in every place , ye and your households ; for it is your reward in lieu of your service at the tabernacle of the congregation . * And ye shall not bear any sin by reason of it , when ye have separated its best part from it : and the holy things of the children of Israel shall ye not profane , lest ye die .

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