Verse 15

Numbers 18:15

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15 The first birth of every living thing which is offered to the Lord, of man or beast, is to be yours; but for the first sons of man payment is to be made, and for the first young of unclean beasts.

Original Language Text

hebrew

כָּל פֶּ֣טֶר רֶ֠חֶם לְֽ/כָל בָּשָׂ֞ר אֲשֶׁר יַקְרִ֧יבוּ לַֽ/יהוָ֛ה בָּ/אָדָ֥ם וּ/בַ/בְּהֵמָ֖ה יִֽהְיֶה לָּ֑/ךְ אַ֣ךְ פָּדֹ֣ה תִפְדֶּ֗ה אֵ֚ת בְּכ֣וֹר הָֽ/אָדָ֔ם וְ/אֵ֛ת בְּכֽוֹר הַ/בְּהֵמָ֥ה הַ/טְּמֵאָ֖ה תִּפְדֶּֽה

English Translation

Every firstborn of the womb for all flesh that they shall bring to the LORD, from man and from beast, shall be yours; only the firstborn you shall redeem of man and the firstborn of the unclean beast you shall redeem.

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Chapter 18 Context

1 And the Lord said to Aaron, You and your sons and your father's family are to be responsible for all... Focus ↗

2 Let your brothers, the family of Levi, come near with you, so that they may be joined with you and b... Focus ↗

3 They are to do your orders and be responsible for the work of the Tent; but they may not come near t... Focus ↗

4 They are to be joined with you in the care of the Tent of meeting, doing whatever is needed for the... Focus ↗

5 You are to be responsible for the holy place and the altar, so that wrath may never again come on th... Focus ↗

6 Now, see, I have taken your brothers the Levites from among the children of Israel: they are given t... Focus ↗

7 And you and your sons with you are to be responsible as priests for the altar and everything on it,... Focus ↗

8 And the Lord said to Aaron, See, I have given into your care my lifted offerings; even all the holy... Focus ↗

9 This is to be yours of the most holy things, out of the fire offerings; every offering of theirs, ev... Focus ↗

10 As most holy things they are to be your food: let every male have them for food; it is to be holy to... Focus ↗

11 And this is yours: the lifted offering which they give and all the wave offerings of the children of... Focus ↗

12 All the best of the oil and the wine and the grain, the first-fruits of them which they give to the... Focus ↗

13 The earliest produce from their land which they take to the Lord is to be yours; everyone in your ho... Focus ↗

14 Everything given by oath to the Lord in Israel is to be yours. Focus ↗

15 The first birth of every living thing which is offered to the Lord, of man or beast, is to be yours;...

16 Payment is to be made for these when they are a month old, at the value fixed by you, a price of fiv... Focus ↗

17 But no such payment may be made for the first birth of an ox or a sheep or a goat; these are holy: t... Focus ↗

18 Their flesh is to be yours; like the breast of the wave offering and the right leg, it is to be your... Focus ↗

19 All the lifted offerings of the holy things which the children of Israel give to the Lord, I have gi... Focus ↗

20 And the Lord said to Aaron, You will have no heritage in their land, or any part among them; I am yo... Focus ↗

21 And to the children of Levi I have given as their heritage all the tenths offered in Israel, as paym... Focus ↗

22 In future the children of Israel are not to come near the Tent of meeting, so that death may not com... Focus ↗

23 But the Levites are to do the work of the Tent of meeting, and be responsible for errors in connecti... Focus ↗

24 For the tenths which the children of Israel give as a lifted offering to the Lord I have given to th... Focus ↗

25 And the Lord said to Moses, Focus ↗

26 Say to the Levites, When you take from the children of Israel the tenth which I have given to you fr... Focus ↗

27 And this lifted offering is to be put to your credit as if it was grain from the grain-floor and win... Focus ↗

28 So you are to make an offering lifted up to the Lord from all the tenths which you get from the chil... Focus ↗

29 From everything given to you, let the best of it, the holy part of it, be offered as a lifted offeri... Focus ↗

30 Say to them, then, When the best of it is lifted up on high, it is to be put to the account of the L... Focus ↗

31 It is to be your food, for you and your families in every place: it is your reward for your work in... Focus ↗

32 And no sin will be yours on account of it, when the best of it has been lifted up on high; you are n... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Numbers
Chapter: Chapter 18 (32 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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