"Moreover, you shall speakto the Levitesand sayto them, 'Whenyou takefrom the sonsof Israelthe tithewhichI have givenyou from them for your inheritance,then you shall presentan offeringfrom it to the LORD,a titheof the tithe.
The priest,the sonof Aaron,shall be with the Leviteswhen the Levitesreceivetithes,and the Levitesshall bringup the tenthof the tithesto the houseof our God,to the chambersof the storehouse.
For the sonsof Israeland the sonsof Levishall bringthe contributionof the grain,the newwineand the oilto the chambers;thereare the utensilsof the sanctuary,the priestswho are ministering,the gatekeepersand the singers.Thus we will not neglectthe houseof our God.
From the firstof your doughyou shall giveto the LORDan offeringthroughout your generations.
"To the sonsof Levi,behold,I have givenallthe tithein Israelfor an inheritance,in returnfor their servicewhichthey perform,the serviceof the tentof meeting.
Then the LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
Your offeringshall be reckonedto you as the grainfrom the threshingflooror the fullproducefrom the winevat.
And thoseindeedof the sonsof Leviwho receivethe priest's officehavecommandmentin the Lawto collect a tenthfrom the people,that is, from their brethren,althoughthese are descendedfrom Abraham.
