Numbers 18:26

God's Word

“Speak to the Levites and say to them: You will take one-tenth of the Israelites’ income which I’m giving you as your property. When you do, you must contribute one-tenth of that income as your contribution to the Lord.

Cross References

Nehemiah 10:38

A priest—one of Aaron’s descendants—should be with the Levites when they collect the tenth. Then the Levites should bring one-tenth of these tenths to our God’s temple, into the rooms of the storehouses there.

Nehemiah 10:39

The Israelites and the Levites should bring into the storerooms their contributions of grain, new wine, and olive oil. They should bring these products to the place where the utensils of the holy place are and where the priests who serve and the gatekeepers and the singers are. We won’t neglect our God’s temple.

Numbers 15:21

For generations to come, you must give one part of your dough as a contribution to the Lord.

Numbers 18:21

“I am giving the Levites one-tenth of every Israelite’s income. This is in return for the work they do at the tent of meeting.

Numbers 18:25

The Lord said to Moses,

Numbers 18:27

Your contribution will be considered to be grain from the threshing floor  or juice from the winepress.

Hebrews 7:5

Moses’ Teachings say that members of the tribe of Levi who become priests must receive a tenth of everything from the people. The priests collect it from their own people, Abraham’s descendants.