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it is the compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it <i>is</i> your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You may eat it in any place, you and your households, for it <i>is</i> your reward for your work in the tabernacle of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You may eat it anywhere, you and your households, for it is your compensation in return for your service in the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216You may eat it anywhere, you and your households, for it is your compensation in return for your service in the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And you may eat it anywhere, you and your households, for it is your compensation in return for your service in the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And you may eat it anywhere, you and your households, for it is your compensation in return for your service in the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You may eat it anywhere, you and [the members of] your households, for it is your compensation in return for your service in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />then you and your household may eat it anywhere. It is your wage in return for your work at the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />then you and your household may eat it anywhere. It is your wage in return for your work at the tent of meeting. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your share may be eaten anywhere by anyone in your family, because it is your pay for working at the sacred tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So you and your households may eat it anywhere, because it's the wages you receive for your work at the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You and your families may eat the rest anywhere, because it is your wages for your service in the Tent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You and your household may eat it anywhere, because it's a reward to you in return for your services at the Tent of Meeting. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you and your households may eat the rest of it anywhere; it is the compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And you may eat it in any place, you and your household, because it is your wages for your service in the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall eat it in every place, you and your households: for it is your reward in return for your service in the Tent of Meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You may eat it anywhere, you and your households, for it is your reward in return for your service in the Tent of Meeting. <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 eaten it in every place, you and your households, for it [is] your hire in exchange for your service in the Tent of Meeting;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and ye have eaten it in every place, ye and your households, for it is your hire in exchange for your service in the tent of meeting;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye ate it in every place, ye and your house; for it is the reward to you for your service in the tent of appointment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And you shall eat them in all your places, both you and your families: because it is your reward for the ministry, wherewith you serve in the tabernacle of the testimony. <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 eat these in all your places, both you and your families, because it is your price for the ministry, by which you serve in the tabernacle of the testimony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You and your households may eat it anywhere, since it is your recompense in exchange for labor in the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You may eat it in any place, you and your households; for it is your payment for your service in the tent of meeting.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall eat it in any place, you and your households; for it is your wages for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And eat it in every place where you and the men of your house are, because this is your reward in exchange for your work in the Time Tabernacle.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye may eat it in every place, ye and your households; for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall eat it in any place, ye and your families; for this is your reward for your services in the tabernacle of witness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/18-31.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=5953" 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">30</span>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="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">And you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇê·ṯə·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and your households</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wa·’ă·ḵal·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">may eat the rest of it anywhere;</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4725.htm" title="4725: mā·qō·wm (N-ms) -- Or maqom; also mqowmah; or mqomah; from quwm; properly, a standing, i.e. A spot; but used widely of a locality; also of a condition."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7939.htm" title="7939: śā·ḵār (N-ms) -- Hire, wages. From sakar; payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit.">is the compensation</a> <a href="/hebrew/2500.htm" title="2500: ḥê·lep̄ (Prep) -- An exchange. From chalaph; properly, exchange; hence instead of.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: ‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ·ḵem (N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind.">your work</a> <a href="/hebrew/168.htm" title="168: bə·’ō·hel (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A tent. From 'ahal; a tent.">at the Tent</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: mō·w·‘êḏ (N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">of Meeting.</a> </span><span class="reftext">32</span>Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’ ”…<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="/deuteronomy/12-17.htm">Deuteronomy 12:17-18</a></span><br />Within your gates you must not eat the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, the firstborn of your herds or flocks, any of the offerings that you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts. / Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the LORD your God in all you do,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-23.htm">Deuteronomy 14:23-27</a></span><br />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, / then exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God will choose. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/10-14.htm">Leviticus 10:14-15</a></span><br />And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel. / They are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat portions of the food offerings, to wave as a wave offering before the LORD. It will belong permanently to you and your children, as the LORD has commanded.”<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="/nehemiah/10-37.htm">Nehemiah 10:37-39</a></span><br />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. / A priest of Aaron’s line is to accompany the Levites when they collect the tenth, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of these tithes to the storerooms of the treasury in the house of our God. / For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers, and the singers stay. Thus we will not neglect the house of our God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-4.htm">2 Chronicles 31:4-6</a></span><br />Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD. / 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="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10</a></span><br />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="/hebrews/7-5.htm">Hebrews 7:5</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Leviticus 22:10-13</a></span><br />No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it. / But if a priest buys a slave with his own money, or if a slave is born in his household, that slave may eat his food. / If the priest’s daughter is married to a man other than a priest, she is not to eat of the sacred contributions. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-17.htm">1 Timothy 5:17-18</a></span><br />Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching. / For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-1.htm">Deuteronomy 18:1-5</a></span><br />The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them. / This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach. ...<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="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7-11</a></span><br />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. / As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-10.htm">Matthew 10:10</a></span><br />Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-7.htm">Luke 10:7</a></span><br />Stay at the same house, eating and drinking whatever you are offered. For the worker is worthy of his wages. Do not move around from house to house.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall eat it in every place, you and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.</p><p class="hdg">in every</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-22.htm">Deuteronomy 14:22,23</a></b></br> Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year… </p><p class="hdg">your reward</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-10.htm">Matthew 10:10</a></b></br> Nor scrip for <i>your</i> journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/10-7.htm">Luke 10:7</a></b></br> And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/9-10.htm">1 Corinthians 9:10-14</a></b></br> Or saith he <i>it</i> altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, <i>this</i> is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/22-24.htm">Anywhere</a> <a href="/exodus/21-34.htm">Compensation</a> <a href="/numbers/18-23.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/12-12.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-33.htm">Exchange</a> <a href="/exodus/22-15.htm">Hire</a> <a href="/numbers/17-3.htm">Households</a> <a href="/numbers/18-23.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/18-30.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/numbers/18-23.htm">Service</a> <a href="/numbers/18-23.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/18-23.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Wages</a> <a href="/numbers/18-23.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/12-13.htm">Anywhere</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-35.htm">Compensation</a> <a href="/numbers/19-4.htm">Congregation</a> <a href="/numbers/23-24.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-25.htm">Exchange</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-18.htm">Hire</a> <a href="/numbers/26-2.htm">Households</a> <a href="/numbers/19-4.htm">Meeting</a> <a href="/numbers/20-1.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/numbers/22-17.htm">Reward</a> <a href="/numbers/26-2.htm">Service</a> <a href="/numbers/19-4.htm">Tabernacle</a> <a href="/numbers/19-4.htm">Tent</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Wages</a> <a href="/numbers/28-18.htm">Work</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And you and your households may eat the rest of it anywhere;</b><br>This phrase indicates the provision for the Levites, who were set apart for service in the Tent of Meeting. The Levites did not receive a land inheritance like the other tribes of Israel, so their sustenance came from the offerings of the people. The permission to eat "anywhere" signifies the freedom and provision granted to them, emphasizing God's care for those who serve Him. This also reflects the communal and familial aspect of worship in Israel, where the family unit was central to religious life. The allowance to eat "anywhere" contrasts with the restrictions placed on certain offerings, which had to be consumed in specific holy places, highlighting the unique role and privileges of the Levites.<p><b>it is the compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting.</b><br>The "compensation" refers to the portion of offerings designated for the Levites as their livelihood. This underscores the principle that those who serve in spiritual roles are supported by the community they serve, a concept echoed in the New Testament (<a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a>). The "Tent of Meeting" was the central place of worship and sacrifice before the construction of the Temple, symbolizing God's presence among His people. The Levites' work involved maintaining the sacred space, assisting the priests, and ensuring the proper conduct of worship. This phrase highlights the importance of their service and the divine provision for their needs, reflecting God's justice and care for those dedicated to His service.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_levites.htm">The Levites</a></b><br>A tribe set apart for religious duties and service in the Tent of Meeting. They were not given a land inheritance like the other tribes but were provided for through the offerings of the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tent_of_meeting.htm">The Tent of Meeting</a></b><br>Also known as the Tabernacle, it was the portable earthly dwelling place of God among the Israelites during their journey through the wilderness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were commanded to bring offerings to support the Levites and the work of the Tent of Meeting.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites who conveyed God's laws and instructions, including those concerning the support of the Levites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_offerings.htm">The Offerings</a></b><br>These were the tithes and contributions given by the Israelites, which served as the provision for the Levites and their families.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_his_servants.htm">God's Provision for His Servants</a></b><br>The Levites' sustenance through the offerings illustrates God's faithfulness in providing for those dedicated to His service. This principle encourages trust in God's provision for those in ministry today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_supporting_ministry.htm">The Importance of Supporting Ministry</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were commanded to support the Levites, believers today are called to support their local church and those who labor in teaching and preaching the Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_principle_of_stewardship.htm">The Principle of Stewardship</a></b><br>The Israelites' giving to the Levites serves as a model of stewardship, reminding us of our responsibility to manage our resources in a way that honors God and supports His work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_blessing_of_obedience.htm">The Blessing of Obedience</a></b><br>By obeying God's command to support the Levites, the Israelites participated in God's plan and received His blessings. Similarly, our obedience in giving can lead to spiritual and material blessings.<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/bible_on_refusing_medical_treatment.htm">What happened to the Midianite virgins in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_for_abraham,_isaac,_jacob.htm">Why is there no historical or archaeological evidence for Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob?</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_does_god_permit_biblical_genocides.htm">Why does God allow genocides to happen, including those commanded in the Bible (Numbers 31:17-18)?</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>(31) <span class= "bld">And ye shall eat it in every place.--</span>When the tenth which was due to the priests had been duly paid, the remainder of the tithe received from the people became the rightful portion of the Levites, as their ordinary means of subsistence, and might be eaten by them in every place, not being subject to the restrictions laid upon the priests in regard to the place in which the holy things were to be eaten. (See 5:10.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/18-31.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">And you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתֶּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your households</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֵֽיתְכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇê·ṯə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may eat [the rest of it] anywhere;</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·ḵal·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">הוּא֙</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the compensation</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂכָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(śā·ḵār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7939.htm">Strong's 7939: </a> </span><span class="str2">Payment of contract, salary, fare, maintenance, compensation, benefit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵ֥לֶף</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2500.htm">Strong's 2500: </a> </span><span class="str2">Exchange, instead of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your work</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲבֹֽדַתְכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5656.htm">Strong's 5656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Work of any kind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the Tent</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֹ֥הֶל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ō·hel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_168.htm">Strong's 168: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Meeting.</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹעֵֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/18-31.htm">Numbers 18:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/18-31.htm">Numbers 18:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/18-31.htm">Numbers 18:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/18-31.htm">Numbers 18:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/18-31.htm">Numbers 18:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/18-31.htm">Numbers 18:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/18-31.htm">Numbers 18:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/18-31.htm">Numbers 18:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/18-31.htm">Numbers 18:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/18-31.htm">Numbers 18:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/18-31.htm">OT Law: Numbers 18:31 You shall eat it in every place (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/18-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 18:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 18:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/18-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 18:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 18:32" /></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>