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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/18.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/18.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220Say to the Levites: &#8216When you present the best part, it will be reckoned to you as the product of the threshing floor or the winepress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Also, give these instructions to the Levites: When you present the best part as your offering, it will be considered as though it came from your own threshing floor or winepress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore you shall say to them, ‘When you have offered from it the best of it, then the rest shall be counted to the Levites as produce of the threshing floor, and as produce of the winepress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore say to the Levites, ‘When you have presented the best part, it will be reckoned to you as the produce of the threshing floor or winepress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore you shall say to them: ‘When you have lifted up the best of it, then <i>the rest</i> shall be accounted to the Levites as the produce of the threshing floor and as the produce of the winepress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall say to them, ‘When you have offered from it the best of it, then <i>the rest</i> shall be credited to the Levites like the product of the threshing floor, and like the product of the wine vat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall say to them, &#8216When you have offered from it the best of it, then the rest shall be reckoned to the Levites as the product of the threshing floor, and as the product of the wine vat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall say to them, ‘When you have offered from it the best of it, then <i>the rest</i> shall be reckoned to the Levites as the product of the threshing floor, and as the product of the wine vat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you shall say to them, ‘When you have raised up from it the best of it, then <i>the rest</i> shall be accounted to the Levites as the product of the threshing floor and as the product of the wine vat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore you shall say to them, ‘When you have offered the best from it, then <i>the rest</i> shall be credited to the Levites as the product of the threshing floor, and as the product of the wine vat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Tell them further: Once you have presented the best part of the tenth, and it is credited to you Levites as the produce of the threshing floor or the winepress,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Tell them further: Once you have presented the best part of the tenth, and it is credited to you Levites as the produce of the threshing floor or the winepress, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye heave the best thereof from it, then it shall be reckoned unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the winepress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After you have dedicated the best parts to me, you can eat the rest, just as the Israelites eat part of their grain and wine after offering them to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye heave the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the winepress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Also tell them: When you contribute the best part, your contribution will be considered to be produce from the threshing floor or winepress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When you have presented the best part, you may keep the rest, just as the farmer keeps what is left after he makes his offering. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Tell them that when they bring the best from it, as far as the descendants of Levi are concerned, it is to be considered like produce from the threshing floors and wine vats. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore say to the Levites, ?When you have presented the best part, it will be reckoned to you as the produce of the threshing floor or winepress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Therefore you will say to them, 'When you offer up the best of it, then it will be credited to the Levites as the product of the threshing floor and as the product of the winepress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Therefore you shall tell them, 'When you heave its best from it, then it shall be reckoned to the Levites as the increase of the threshing floor, and as the increase of the winepress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore thou shalt say to them, When ye have heaved from it the best of it, then it shall be counted to the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the wine-press.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore you shall tell them, ‘When you heave its best from it, then it shall be credited to the Levites as the increase of the threshing floor, and as the increase of the wine press. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you have said to them: In your lifting up its fat out of it, then it has been reckoned to the Levites as increase of a threshing-floor and as increase of a wine-vat;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And thou hast said unto them, In your lifting up its fat out of it, then it hath been reckoned to the Levites, as increase of a threshing-floor, and as increase of a wine-vat;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And say to them, In your offering its fat from it, and it was reckoned to the Levites as the produce of the threshing-floor, and as the produce of the wine-press.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt say to them: If you offer all the goodly and the better things of the tithes, it shall be reckoned to you as if you had given the firstfruits of the barnfloor and the winepress: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you shall say to them: ‘If you offer the noble and the better of the tithes, it shall be accounted to you as if you had given from the first-fruits of the threshing floor and of the oil and wine presses.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Say to them also: Once you have made your contribution from the best part, the rest of the tithe will be credited to the Levites as if it were produce of the threshing floor or the produce of the vat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Say also to them: When you have set apart the best of it, then the rest shall be reckoned to the Levites as produce of the threshing floor, and as produce of the wine press.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore you shall say to them, When you have set apart the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted to the Levites as the produce of the threshing floor, and as the produce of the wine press.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And say to them: ‘When you separate the best of it, it shall be accounted to the Levites as crops of the granary and like crops of the wine press.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore thou shalt say unto them: When ye set apart the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the wine-press.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt say to them, When ye shall offer the first-fruits from it, then shall it be reckoned to the Levites as produce from the threshing-floor, and as produce from the wine-press.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/18-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=5943" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/18.htm">Offerings for Priests and Levites</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>You must present the offering due the LORD from all the best of every gift, the holiest part of it.’ <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Therefore say</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to the Levites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: ba·hă·rî·mə·ḵem (Prep-b:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 2mp) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">‘When you have presented</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2459.htm" title="2459: ḥel·bōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Or cheleb; from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part.">the best part,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: wə·neḥ·šaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To think, account. ">it will be reckoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: lal·wî·yim (Prep-l:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/8393.htm" title="8393: kiṯ·ḇū·’aṯ (Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- Product, revenue. From bow'; income, i.e. Produce.">as the produce</a> <a href="/hebrew/1637.htm" title="1637: gō·ren (N-fs) -- Threshing floor. From an unused root meaning to smooth; a threshing- floor; by analogy, any open area.">of the threshing floor</a> <a href="/hebrew/8393.htm" title="8393: wə·ḵiṯ·ḇū·’aṯ (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- Product, revenue. From bow'; income, i.e. Produce."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3342.htm" title="3342: yā·qeḇ (N-ms) -- Wine vat. From an unused root meaning to excavate; a trough; specifically, a wine-vat.">or winepress.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>And you and your households may eat the rest of it anywhere; it is the compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">Leviticus 27:30-33</a></span><br />Thus any tithe from the land, whether from the seed of the land or the fruit of the trees, belongs to the LORD; it is holy to the LORD. / If a man wishes to redeem part of his tithe, he must add a fifth to its value. / Every tenth animal from the herd or flock that passes under the shepherd’s rod will be holy to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-22.htm">Deuteronomy 14:22-29</a></span><br />You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields. / And you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always. / But if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-8.htm">Malachi 3:8-10</a></span><br />Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me! But you ask, ‘How do we rob You?’ In tithes and offerings. / You are cursed with a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me. / Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-35.htm">Nehemiah 10:35-39</a></span><br />We will also bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the house of the LORD year by year. / And we will bring the firstborn of our sons and our livestock, as it is written in the Law, and will bring the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests who minister in the house of our God. / Moreover, we will bring to the priests at the storerooms of the house of our God the firstfruits of our dough, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees, and of our new wine and oil. A tenth of our produce belongs to the Levites, so that they shall receive tithes in all the towns where we labor. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-5.htm">2 Chronicles 31:5-6</a></span><br />As soon as the order went out, the Israelites generously provided the firstfruits of the grain, new wine, oil, and honey, and of all the produce of the field, and they brought in an abundance—a tithe of everything. / And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9-10</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6-11</a></span><br />Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. / And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5-9</a></span><br />Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham. / But Melchizedek, who did not trace his descent from Levi, collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises. / And indisputably, the lesser is blessed by the greater. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-42.htm">Luke 11:42</a></span><br />Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-27.htm">Romans 15:27</a></span><br />They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated to minister to them with material blessings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-6.htm">Galatians 6:6</a></span><br />Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Acts 20:35</a></span><br />In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-17.htm">Philippians 4:17-18</a></span><br />Not that I am seeking a gift, but I am looking for the fruit that may be credited to your account. / I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore you shall say to them, When you have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted to the Levites as the increase of the threshing floor, and as the increase of the wine press.</p><p class="hdg">the best</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/18-28.htm">Numbers 18:28</a></b></br> Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD'S heave offering to Aaron the priest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/43-11.htm">Genesis 43:11</a></b></br> And their father Israel said unto them, If <i>it must be</i> so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-5.htm">Deuteronomy 6:5</a></b></br> And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.</p><p class="hdg">then it shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Numbers 18:27</a></b></br> And <i>this</i> your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though <i>it were</i> the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/16-49.htm">Account</a> <a href="/numbers/18-29.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/numbers/18-29.htm">Best</a> <a href="/numbers/14-29.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/numbers/8-8.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/numbers/18-29.htm">Heave</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-15.htm">Heaved</a> <a href="/numbers/15-30.htm">High</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/numbers/18-26.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/numbers/18-29.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/numbers/18-29.htm">Part</a> <a href="/numbers/18-29.htm">Present</a> <a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Press</a> <a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-31.htm">Product</a> <a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/numbers/16-9.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/numbers/18-29.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Threshingfloor</a> <a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Threshing-Floor</a> <a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Vat</a> <a href="/numbers/18-26.htm">When</a> <a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Winepress</a> <a href="/numbers/18-27.htm">Wine-Press</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Account</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Apart</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Best</a> <a href="/numbers/23-10.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/numbers/22-25.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Heave</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Heaved</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">High</a> <a href="/numbers/26-54.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/numbers/26-57.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Part</a> <a href="/numbers/25-2.htm">Present</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-14.htm">Press</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/psalms/78-46.htm">Product</a> <a href="/numbers/23-9.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/numbers/18-31.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/numbers/18-32.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-14.htm">Threshing</a> <a href="/ruth/3-2.htm">Threshingfloor</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-14.htm">Threshing-Floor</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-14.htm">Vat</a> <a href="/joshua/3-8.htm">When</a> <a href="/numbers/28-7.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-14.htm">Winepress</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-14.htm">Wine-Press</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/18-1.htm">The charge of the priests and Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/18-8.htm">The priests, portion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/18-21.htm">The Levites,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/18-25.htm">The heave offering to the priests out of the Levites' portion</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Levites were not given a land inheritance like the other tribes of Israel; instead, they were supported by the tithes and offerings of the people. This command underscores their unique role and the responsibilities that come with it.<p><b>When you have presented the best part</b><br>The Levites were required to offer a portion of the tithes they received to the priests, specifically the best part. This reflects the principle of giving God the first and best of what one has, a theme consistent throughout Scripture (e.g., <a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9</a>). It emphasizes the importance of honoring God with one's resources and acknowledges His provision.<p><b>it will be reckoned to you</b><br>This phrase indicates that the offering of the best part by the Levites is accounted to them as fulfilling their duty. It suggests a system of accountability and recognition before God, where their obedience in giving is noted and valued. This mirrors the New Testament teaching that God sees and rewards the faithful stewardship of His people (e.g., <a href="/matthew/25-21.htm">Matthew 25:21</a>).<p><b>as the produce of the threshing floor or winepress</b><br>The threshing floor and winepress were places where grain and grapes were processed, symbolizing the source of sustenance and joy. By comparing the Levites' offering to these, it highlights the significance and value of their contribution. This imagery is also used in prophetic literature to describe God's provision and judgment (e.g., <a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Joel 3:13</a>). It points to the abundance and blessing that come from faithful service and giving.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levites.htm">The Levites</a></b><br>A tribe of Israel set apart for religious duties and service in the Tabernacle. They were not given a land inheritance like the other tribes but were supported by the tithes and offerings of the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, chosen to be a holy nation. They were commanded to bring offerings and tithes to support the Levites and the work of the Tabernacle.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The portable dwelling place for the presence of God among the Israelites during their journey in the wilderness. It was the center of worship and religious activity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/threshing_floor_and_winepress.htm">Threshing Floor and Winepress</a></b><br>Agricultural terms referring to the places where grain and grapes were processed. Symbolically, they represent the source of sustenance and blessing.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who conveyed God's laws and instructions to the people, including the regulations concerning the Levites and their support.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_firstfruits.htm">The Principle of Firstfruits</a></b><br>God deserves the best of what we have, not the leftovers. This principle teaches us to prioritize God in our giving and in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/supporting_god's_work.htm">Supporting God’s Work</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites supported the Levites, we are called to support those who minister and serve in the church today. This includes financial support, prayer, and encouragement.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God’s Provision</a></b><br>By giving the best part, the Israelites demonstrated trust in God’s provision. We are encouraged to trust that God will meet our needs as we honor Him with our resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_joy_of_giving.htm">The Joy of Giving</a></b><br>Giving should be a joyful act of worship, not a burdensome obligation. When we give cheerfully, we reflect God’s generous nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_accountability.htm">Stewardship and Accountability</a></b><br>We are stewards of what God has entrusted to us. Offering the best part reminds us of our responsibility to manage our resources wisely and accountably.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_num_18_20-24_conflict_on_levite_land.htm">Does the inheritance prohibition in Numbers 18:20-24 conflict with other passages that suggest Levites owned cities or land, indicating a possible textual inconsistency?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_calamities_from_neglected_tithes.htm">If Numbers 18:30-32 implies divine favor for faithful tithers, is there historical or archaeological evidence of widespread calamities resulting from neglected tithes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_land_for_levites_in_joshua_18_7.htm">Joshua 18:7 - Why does the text claim the Levites received no land allotment here, yet other passages (e.g., Numbers 35) suggest they inhabited specific cities?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_48_levite_cities_with_few_finds.htm">How do we reconcile the mention of 48 Levite cities (Numbers 35:1-8) with limited archaeological evidence for so many Levitical settlements?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">As the increase of the threshing-floor.--</span>As the tithe rendered to the priests was to be regarded in the same light as if it had been the produce of their own labour (<a href="/numbers/18-27.htm" title="And this your heave offering shall be reckoned to you, as though it were the corn of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the wine press.">Numbers 18:27</a>), so what remained after the heave-offerings had been duly set apart was to be reckoned as much the property of the Levites, and to be treated in the same manner, as the corn of the threshing-floor and the wine of the wine-press of the rest of the Israelites.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 30.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou</span> <span class="cmt_word">shalt say unto them,</span> <span class="accented">i.e.,<span class="cmt_word"></span></span> to the Levites. When they had dedicated their tithe of the best part, the rest was theirs exactly as if they had grown it and gathered it themselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/18-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Therefore say</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָמַרְתָּ֖</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·mar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to [the Levites]:</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Once you have presented</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּהֲרִֽימְכֶ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(ba·hă·rî·mə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the best part,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶלְבּוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥel·bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2459.htm">Strong's 2459: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fat, richest, choice part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it will be reckoned</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֶחְשַׁב֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·neḥ·šaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[to you]</span><br /><span class="heb">לַלְוִיִּ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as the produce</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּתְבוּאַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(kiṯ·ḇū·’aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8393.htm">Strong's 8393: </a> </span><span class="str2">Product, revenue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the threshing floor</span><br /><span class="heb">גֹּ֖רֶן</span> <span class="translit">(gō·ren)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1637.htm">Strong's 1637: </a> </span><span class="str2">A threshing-floor, open area</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or the winepress.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽקֶב׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·qeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3342.htm">Strong's 3342: </a> </span><span class="str2">A trough, a wine-vat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/18-30.htm">Numbers 18:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/18-30.htm">Numbers 18:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/18-30.htm">Numbers 18:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/18-30.htm">Numbers 18:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/18-30.htm">Numbers 18:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/18-30.htm">Numbers 18:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/18-30.htm">Numbers 18:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/18-30.htm">Numbers 18:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/18-30.htm">Numbers 18:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/18-30.htm">Numbers 18:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/18-30.htm">OT Law: Numbers 18:30 Therefore you shall tell them When you (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/18-29.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 18:29"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 18:29" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/18-31.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 18:31"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 18:31" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>