Verse 15
Numbers 18:15
Free Bible Version
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But you are not allowed to redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat because they are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar, and burn their fat as a burnt offering accepted by the Lord.
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
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The Lord told Aaron, “You and your sons and the other Levites bear the responsibility for sins relat...
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Have your brothers from the tribe of Levi, your father's tribe, join you to help you and your sons w...
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3
They will take care of your responsibilities and those relating to the Tent, but they must not come...
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4
They are to help you and take care of the responsibilities of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the wor...
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5
You are to carry out the responsibilities relating to the sanctuary and the altar, so that my anger...
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6
Look, I myself have chosen your brothers the Levites from the Israelites as my gift to you, dedicate...
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7
But only you and your sons are responsible for your priesthood, doing all that concerns the altar an...
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8
The Lord told Aaron, “Listen, I have put you in charge of officiating at my offerings. All the holy...
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9
Part of the most holy offerings taken from the burnt offerings are yours. Part of all the offerings...
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10
You shall eat it in a most holy place. Every male is allowed to eat it. You are to regard it as some...
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11
The following also belongs to you: the voluntary gifts as well as all the wave offerings of the Isra...
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12
The firstfruits of all the crops they produce in their land that they bring to the Lord are yours. E...
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13
Every firstborn, whether human or animal, that is offered to the Lord is yours. But you must buy bac...
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14
When they are one month old you shall pay the redemption price of five shekels of silver (using the...
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15
But you are not allowed to redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat because they are holy....
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Their meat is yours, in the same way that the breast and right thigh of the wave offering are yours.
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17
I am giving all the voluntary gifts that the Israelites present to the Lord to you and to your sons...
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18
You won't possess property in their country, and you won't have a share in their land. I am your sha...
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19
The Israelites are no longer allowed to approach the Tent of Meeting, or they will commit an offense...
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20
The Levites are to carry out the work in the Tent of Meeting, and they must take responsibility for...
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21
Instead I have given to the Levites as their compensation the tithe that the Israelites give to the...
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22
The Lord told Moses,
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23
“Talk to the Levites and explain to them, ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that I hav...
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24
In this way you are to contribute an offering to the Lord from every tithe you receive from the Isra...
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25
From all the gifts you receive you are to contribute as the Lord's offering the very best, the holie...
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So tell the Levites, ‘When you have presented the best part, it will be considered as your contribut...
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27
You will not be considered to have sinned if you have presented the best part of it. But if you trea...
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