Numbers 18:21
And I have given to the sons of Levi all the tithes of Israel for a possession for the ministry wherewith they serve me in the tabernacle of the covenant:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
22That the children of Israel may not approach any more to the tabernacle, nor commit deadly sin,
Cross References
Genesis 47:24That you may have corn. The fifth part you shall give to the king: the other four you shall have for seed, and for food for your families and children.
Leviticus 27:30All tithes of the land, whether of corn, or of the fruits of trees, are the Lord's, and are sanctified to him.
Numbers 3:6Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him, and let them watch,
Numbers 18:6I have given you your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel, and have delivered them for a gift to the Lord, to serve in the ministries of the tabernacle.
Deuteronomy 12:17Thou mayst not eat in thy towns the tithes of thy corn, and thy wine, and thy oil, the firstborn of thy herds and thy cattle, nor any thing that thou vowest, and that thou wilt offer voluntarily, and the firstfruits of thy hands:
2 Chronicles 31:5Which when it was noised abroad in the ears of the people, the children of Israel offered in abundance the firstfruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey: and brought the tithe of all things which the ground bringeth forth.
Matthew Henry on Numbers 18:21-32
The Priests and Levites Provided For. ( b. c. 1490.) 20 And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I am thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel. 21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the… Read the whole commentary →