Numbers 18:26

Bible in Basic English 1965

Say to the Levites, When you take from the children of Israel the tenth which I have given to you from them as your heritage, a tenth part of that tenth is to be offered as an offering lifted up before the Lord.

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:38

And the priest, the son of Aaron, is to be with the Levites, when the Levites take the tenths: and the Levites are to take a tenth of the tenths into the house of our God, to the rooms, into the store-house;

Nehemiah 10:39

For the children of Israel and the children of Levi are to take the lifted offering of the grain and wine and oil into the rooms where the vessels of the holy place are, together with the priests and the door-keepers and the makers of music: and we will not give up caring for the house of our God.

Numbers 15:21

From generation to generation you are to give to the Lord a lifted offering from the first of your rough meal.

Numbers 18:21

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.

Numbers 18:25

And the Lord said to Moses,

Numbers 18:27

And this lifted offering is to be put to your credit as if it was grain from the grain-floor and wine from the vines.

Hebrews 7:5

And it is true that by the law, those of the sons of Levi who have the position of priests may take a tenth part of the people's goods; that is to say, they take it from their brothers though these are the sons of Abraham.