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Numbers 18:12-24

12 “I give you all the finest olive oil and all the finest new wine and grain they give the Lord as the firstfruits of their harvest.

13 All the land’s firstfruits that they bring to the Lord will be yours. Everyone in your household who is ceremonially clean may eat it.

14 “Everything in Israel that is devoted to the Lord is yours.

15 The first offspring of every womb, both man and animal, that is offered to the Lord is yours. But you must redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.

16 When they are a month old, you must redeem them at the redemption price set at five shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs.

17 “But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep or a goat; they are holy. Sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as an offering made by fire, an aroma pleasing to the Lord.

18 Their meat is to be yours, just as the breast of the wave offering and the right thigh are yours.

19 Whatever is set aside from the holy offerings the Israelites present to the Lord I give to you and your sons and daughters as your regular share. It is an everlasting covenant of salt before the Lord for both you and your offspring.”

20 The Lord said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any share among them; I am your share and your inheritance among the Israelites.

21 “I give to the Levites all the tithes in Israel as their inheritance in return for the work they do while serving at the Tent of Meeting.

22 From now on the Israelites must not go near the Tent of Meeting, or they will bear the consequences of their sin and will die.

23 It is the Levites who are to do the work at the Tent of Meeting and bear the responsibility for offenses against it. This is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. They will receive no inheritance among the Israelites.

24 Instead, I give to the Levites as their inheritance the tithes that the Israelites present as an offering to the Lord. That is why I said concerning them: ‘They will have no inheritance among the Israelites.’”

Cross References for Numbers 18:12-24

Genesis 4:3 - In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. Click to read the verse Genesis 4:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 4:3

Genesis 4:4 - But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with fav... Click to read the verse Genesis 4:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 4:4

Genesis 27:28 - May God give you of heaven’s dew and of earth’s richness— an abundance of grain and new wine. Click to read the verse Genesis 27:28 Click to read the verse Genesis 27:28

Genesis 45:18 - and bring your father and your families back to me. I will give you the best of the land of Egy... Click to read the verse Genesis 45:18 Click to read the verse Genesis 45:18

Exodus 23:19 - “Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God. “Do not cook... Click to read the verse Exodus 23:19 Click to read the verse Exodus 23:19

Exodus 22:29 - “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. “You must give me the firstborn o... Click to read the verse Exodus 22:29 Click to read the verse Exodus 22:29

Deuteronomy 26:2 - take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the Lord your Go... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 26:2 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 26:2

2 Chronicles 31:5 - As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously gave the firstfruits of their grain, n... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 31:5 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 31:5

Nehemiah 10:35 - “We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruits ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:35 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:35

Exodus 34:26 - “Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God. “Do not cook... Click to read the verse Exodus 34:26 Click to read the verse Exodus 34:26

Numbers 15:20 - Present a cake from the first of your ground meal and present it as an offering from the thresh... Click to read the verse Numbers 15:20 Click to read the verse Numbers 15:20

Leviticus 2:14 - “‘If you bring a grain offering of firstfruits to the Lord, offer crushed heads of new grain ro... Click to read the verse Leviticus 2:14 Click to read the verse Leviticus 2:14

Leviticus 23:20 - The priest is to wave the two lambs before the Lord as a wave offering, together with the bread... Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:20 Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:20

Leviticus 23:17 - From wherever you live, bring two loaves made of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour, baked wi... Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:17 Click to read the verse Leviticus 23:17

Numbers 15:19-21 - and you eat the food of the land, present a portion as an offering to the Lord. Click to read the verse Numbers 15:19-21 Click to read the verse Numbers 15:19-21

Deuteronomy 18:4 - You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and oil, and the first wool from t... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 18:4 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 18:4

Nehemiah 10:35-37 - “We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruits ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:35-37 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 10:35-37

Jeremiah 2:3 - Israel was holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held gui... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:3 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 2:3