18:1 And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto Aaron 175, Thou and thy sons 1121 and thy father's 1 house 1004 with thee shall bear 5375 8799 the iniquity 5771 of the sanctuary 4720: and thou and thy sons 1121 with thee shall bear 5375 8799 the iniquity 5771 of your priesthood 3550.

18:2 And thy brethren 251 also of the tribe 4294 of Levi 3878, the tribe 7626 of thy father 1, bring 7126 8685 thou with thee, that they may be joined 3867 8735 unto thee, and minister 8334 8762 unto thee: but thou and thy sons 1121 with thee [shall minister] before 6440 the tabernacle 168 of witness 5715.

18:3 And they shall keep 8104 8804 thy charge 4931, and the charge 4931 of all the tabernacle 168: only they shall not come nigh 7126 8799 the vessels 3627 of the sanctuary 6944 and the altar 4196, that neither they, nor ye also, die 4191 8799.

18:4 And they shall be joined 3867 8738 unto thee, and keep 8104 8804 the charge 4931 of the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150, for all the service 5656 of the tabernacle 168: and a stranger 2114 8801 shall not come nigh 7126 8799 unto you.

18:5 And ye shall keep 8104 8804 the charge 4931 of the sanctuary 6944, and the charge 4931 of the altar 4196: that there be no wrath 7110 any more upon the children 1121 of Israel 3478.

18:6 And I, behold, I have taken 3947 8804 your brethren 251 the Levites 3881 from among 8432 the children 1121 of Israel 3478: to you [they are] given 5414 8803 [as] a gift 4979 for the LORD 3068, to do 5647 8800 the service 5656 of the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150.

18:7 Therefore thou and thy sons 1121 with thee shall keep 8104 8799 your priest's office 3550 for every thing 1697 of the altar 4196, and within 1004 the vail 6532; and ye shall serve 5647 8804: I have given 5414 8799 your priest's office 3550 [unto you] as a service 5656 of gift 4979: and the stranger 2114 8801 that cometh nigh 7131 shall be put to death 4191 8714.

18:8 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8762 unto Aaron 175, Behold, I also have given 5414 8804 thee the charge 4931 of mine heave offerings 8641 of all the hallowed things 6944 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478; unto thee have I given 5414 8804 them by reason of the anointing 4888, and to thy sons 1121, by an ordinance 2706 for ever 5769.

18:9 This shall be thine of the most 6944 holy things 6944, [reserved] from the fire 784: every oblation 7133 of theirs, every meat offering 4503 of theirs, and every sin offering 2403 of theirs, and every trespass offering 817 of theirs, which they shall render 7725 8686 unto me, [shall be] most 6944 holy 6944 for thee and for thy sons 1121.

18:10 In the most 6944 holy 6944 [place] shalt thou eat 398 8799 it; every male 2145 shall eat 398 8799 it: it shall be holy 6944 unto thee.

18:11 And this [is] thine; the heave offering 8641 of their gift 4976, with all the wave offerings 8573 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478: I have given 5414 8804 them unto thee, and to thy sons 1121 and to thy daughters 1323 with thee, by a statute 2706 for ever 5769: every one that is clean 2889 in thy house 1004 shall eat 398 8799 of it.

18:12 All the best 2459 of the oil 3323, and all the best 2459 of the wine 8492, and of the wheat 1715, the firstfruits 7225 of them which they shall offer 5414 8799 unto the LORD 3068, them have I given 5414 8804 thee.(best: Heb. fat)

18:13 [And] whatsoever is first ripe 1061 in the land 776, which they shall bring 935 8686 unto the LORD 3068, shall be thine; every one that is clean 2889 in thine house 1004 shall eat 398 8799 [of] it.

18:14 Every thing devoted 2764 in Israel 3478 shall be thine.

18:15 Every thing that openeth 6363 the matrix 7358 in all flesh 1320, which they bring 7126 8686 unto the LORD 3068, [whether it be] of men 120 or beasts 929, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn 1060 of man 120 shalt thou surely 6299 8800 redeem 6299 8799, and the firstling 1060 of unclean 2931 beasts 929 shalt thou redeem 6299 8799.

18:16 And those that are to be redeemed 6299 8803 from a month 2320 old 1121 shalt thou redeem 6299 8799, according to thine estimation 6187, for the money 3701 of five 2568 shekels 8255, after the shekel 8255 of the sanctuary 6944, which [is] twenty 6242 gerahs 1626.

18:17 But the firstling 1060 of a cow 7794, or the firstling 1060 of a sheep 3775, or the firstling 1060 of a goat 5795, thou shalt not redeem 6299 8799; they [are] holy 6944: thou shalt sprinkle 2236 8799 their blood 1818 upon the altar 4196, and shalt burn 6999 8686 their fat 2459 [for] an offering made by fire 801, for a sweet 5207 savour 7381 unto the LORD 3068.

18:18 And the flesh 1320 of them shall be thine, as the wave 8573 breast 2373 and as the right 3225 shoulder 7785 are thine.

18:19 All the heave offerings 8641 of the holy things 6944, which the children 1121 of Israel 3478 offer 7311 8686 unto the LORD 3068, have I given 5414 8804 thee, and thy sons 1121 and thy daughters 1323 with thee, by a statute 2706 for ever 5769: it [is] a covenant 1285 of salt 4417 for ever 5769 before 6440 the LORD 3068 unto thee and to thy seed 2233 with thee.

18:20 And the LORD 3068 spake 559 8799 unto Aaron 175, Thou shalt have no inheritance 5157 8799 in their land 776, neither shalt thou have any part 2506 among 8432 them: I [am] thy part 2506 and thine inheritance 5159 among 8432 the children 1121 of Israel 3478.

18:21 And, behold, I have given 5414 8804 the children 1121 of Levi 3878 all the tenth 4643 in Israel 3478 for an inheritance 5159, for 2500 their service 5656 which they serve 5647 8802, [even] the service 5656 of the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150.

18:22 Neither must the children 1121 of Israel 3478 henceforth 5750 come nigh 7126 8799 the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150, lest they bear 5375 8800 sin 2399, and die 4191 8800.(and die: Heb. to die)

18:23 But the Levites 3881 shall do 5647 8804 the service 5656 of the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150, and they shall bear 5375 8799 their iniquity 5771: [it shall be] a statute 2708 for ever 5769 throughout your generations 1755, that among 8432 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 they have 5157 8799 no inheritance 5159.

18:24 But the tithes 4643 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478, which they offer 7311 8686 [as] an heave offering 8641 unto the LORD 3068, I have given 5414 8804 to the Levites 3881 to inherit 5159: therefore I have said 559 8804 unto them, Among 8432 the children 1121 of Israel 3478 they shall have 5157 8799 no inheritance 5159.

18:25 And the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8762 unto Moses 4872, saying 559 8800,

18:26 Thus speak 1696 8762 unto the Levites 3881, and say 559 8804 unto them, When ye take 3947 8799 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478 the tithes 4643 which I have given 5414 8804 you from them for your inheritance 5159, then ye shall offer 7311 8689 up an heave offering 8641 of it for the LORD 3068, [even] a tenth 4643 [part] of the tithe 4643.

18:27 And [this] your heave offering 8641 shall be reckoned 2803 8738 unto you, as though [it were] the corn 1715 of the threshingfloor 1637, and as the fulness 4395 of the winepress 3342.

18:28 Thus ye also shall offer 7311 8686 an heave offering 8641 unto the LORD 3068 of all your tithes 4643, which ye receive 3947 8799 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478; and ye shall give 5414 8804 thereof the LORD'S 3068 heave offering 8641 to Aaron 175 the priest 3548.

18:29 Out of all your gifts 4979 ye shall offer 7311 8686 every heave offering 8641 of the LORD 3068, of all the best 2459 thereof, [even] the hallowed part 4720 thereof out of it.(best: Heb. fat)

18:30 Therefore thou shalt say 559 8804 unto them, When ye have heaved 7311 8687 the best 2459 thereof from it, then it shall be counted 2803 8738 unto the Levites 3881 as the increase 8393 of the threshingfloor 1637, and as the increase 8393 of the winepress 3342.(best: Heb. fat)

18:31 And ye shall eat 398 8804 it in every place 4725, ye and your households 1004: for it [is] your reward 7939 for 2500 your service 5656 in the tabernacle 168 of the congregation 4150.

18:32 And ye shall bear 5375 8799 no sin 2399 by reason of it, when ye have heaved 7311 8687 from it the best 2459 of it: neither shall ye pollute 2490 8762 the holy things 6944 of the children 1121 of Israel 3478, lest ye die 4191 8799.

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