Num 18:8-20 | NASB1995 | STEP | Then the Lord spoke to Aaron , “ Now behold , I Myself have given you charge of My offerings , even all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel I have given them to you as a portion and to your sons as a perpetual allotment .

Numbers 18:8-20

The Priests’ Portion

8 Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, “Now behold, I Myself have given you charge of My ^{▼▼ Lit heave offerings, and so throughout the ch
,} ^bofferings, even all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel I have given them to you as a portion and to your sons as a perpetual allotment. 9 “This shall be yours from the most holy gifts reserved from the fire; every offering of theirs, even ^cevery grain offering and every ^dsin offering and every guilt offering, which they shall render to Me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons. 10 “As the most holy gifts you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you. 11 “This also is yours, ^ethe offering of their gift, even all the wave offerings of the sons of Israel; I have ^fgiven them to you and to your sons and daughters with you as a perpetual allotment. Everyone of your household who is clean may eat it. 12 ^g“All the ^{▼▼ Lit fat}best of the fresh oil and all the ^{▼▼ Lit fat}best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the Lord, I give them to you. 13 ^j“The first ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to the Lord, shall be yours; everyone of your household who is clean may eat it. 14 ^k“Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours. 15 ^{▼▼ Lit Everything that opens
,} ^m“Every first issue of the womb of all flesh, whether man or animal, which they offer to the Lord, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem. 16 “As to their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem them, by your valuation, five ^{▼▼ I.e. A shekel equals approx one-half oz}shekels in silver, according to the ^{▼▼ I.e. A shekel equals approx one-half oz}shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. 17 “But ^pthe firstborn of an ox or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. ^qYou shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall offer up their fat in smoke as an offering by fire, for a soothing aroma to the Lord. 18 “Their ^{▼▼ Lit flesh}meat shall be yours; it shall be yours like the ^sbreast of a wave offering and like the right thigh. 19 ^t“All the offerings of the holy gifts, which the sons of Israel offer to the Lord, I have given to you and your sons and your daughters with you, as a perpetual allotment. It is ^uan everlasting covenant of salt before the Lord to you and your ^{▼▼ Lit seed}descendants with you.” 20 Then the Lord said to Aaron, ^w“You shall have no inheritance in their land nor own any portion among them; ^xI am your portion and your inheritance among the sons of Israel.