“And it shall be from the children of Yisra’ĕl for Aharon and his sons by a law forever, for it is a contribution. And it is a contribution from the children of Yisra’ĕl from the slaughters of their peace offerings – their contribution to יהוה.
Numbers 5:9 - The Scriptures 2009 “And every contribution of all the set-apart gifts of the children of Yisra’ĕl, which they bring to the priest, becomes his. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And every offering of all the holy things of the Israelites which they bring to the priest shall be his. American Standard Version (1901) And every heave-offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they present unto the priest, shall be his. Common English Bible Any gift offering from all the sacred donations that the Israelites offer will be the property of the priest. Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, all the first-fruits, which the sons of Israel offer, belong to the priest, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version All the first-fruits also, which the children of Israel offer, belong to the priest. |
“And it shall be from the children of Yisra’ĕl for Aharon and his sons by a law forever, for it is a contribution. And it is a contribution from the children of Yisra’ĕl from the slaughters of their peace offerings – their contribution to יהוה.
“And you shall eat it in a set-apart place, because it is yours by law and your sons’ by law, of the offerings made by fire to יהוה, for so I have been commanded.
“And the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution you eat in a clean place, you, and your sons, and your daughters with you. For they are yours by law and your sons’ by law, which are given from the slaughterings of peace offerings of the children of Yisra’ĕl.
“The thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering they bring with the offerings of fat made by fire, to bring as a wave offering before יהוה. And it shall be yours and your sons’ with you, by a law forever, as יהוה has commanded.”
‘The priest who is making atonement eats it, in the set-apart place it is eaten, in the courtyard of the Tent of Appointment.
‘And the right thigh you give to the priest as a contribution from the slaughtering of your peace offerings.
‘For the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution I have taken from the children of Yisra’ĕl, from the slaughterings of their peace offerings, and I give them to Aharon the priest and to his sons, as a law forever, from the children of Yisra’ĕl.’ ”
All the contributions of the set-apart gifts, which the children of Yisra’ĕl present to יהוה, I have given to you and your sons and daughters with you as a law forever. It is a covenant of salt forever before יהוה with you and your seed with you.”
So Mosheh gave the levy which was the contribution unto יהוה to El‛azar the priest, as יהוה commanded Mosheh.
But if the man has no relative to restore the guilt to, the guilt which is restored goes to יהוה, for the priest, in addition to the ram of the atonement with which atonement is made for him.
Only, the set-apart gifts which you have, and your vowed offerings, you are to take up and go to the place which יהוה chooses.