A priest from the family of Aaron must be with the Levites when they receive those crops. And then the Levites must bring those crops to the temple of our God. Then they will put them in the storerooms of the temple treasury.
Numbers 15:21 - Easy To Read Version This rule will continue forever, you must give the first of that dough as a gift to the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD an heave offering in your generations. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Of the first of your coarse meal you shall give to the Lord a portion for a gift throughout your generations [your heave or lifted-out offering]. American Standard Version (1901) Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto Jehovah a heave-offering throughout your generations. Common English Bible You will give a gift offering from the first bread you bake for all time. Catholic Public Domain Version so also shall you give the first-fruits of your cooked grains to the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version So also shall you give first-fruits of your dough to the Lord. |
A priest from the family of Aaron must be with the Levites when they receive those crops. And then the Levites must bring those crops to the temple of our God. Then they will put them in the storerooms of the temple treasury.
“When you gather your crops at harvest time, you should bring the first of everything you harvest to the house [150] of the Lord your God.
The people of Israel will always give Aaron and his sons these parts. Those parts will always belong to the priests when the people of Israel make an offering to the Lord. When they give these parts to the priest, it will be the same as giving them to the Lord.
And the first part of the harvest from every kind of crop will be for the priests. You will also give the priests the first of your dough. This will bring blessings to your house.
You must not eat any of the new grain, or fruit, or bread made from the new grain, until you bring that offering to your God. This law will always continue through your generations wherever you live.
You will gather grain and grind it into flour to make dough for bread. You must give the first of that dough as a gift to the Lord. It will be like the grain offering that comes from the threshing floor. [194]
“Now what should you do if you make a mistake and forget to obey one of the commands that the Lord gave Moses?
“Speak to the Levite people and tell them: The people of Israel will give one tenth of everything they own to the Lord. That one tenth will belong to the Levite people. But you must give one tenth of that to the Lord as your offering.