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Numbers 18:27

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Levites;   Priest;   Wine Press;   Thompson Chain Reference - Agriculture;   Agriculture-Horticulture;   Corn;   Grain;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Heave-Offering;   Levites, the;   Threshing;   Tithe;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Tithe;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Farming;   Giving;   Levite;   Priest;   Tithes;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Corn;   Tithe;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Impute;   Levites;   Priest;   Tithes;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Economic Life;   Justification;   Levites;   Pentateuch;   Tithe;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron's Rod;   Malachi;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Levites ;   Tithes;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Covenant;   Levites;   Tithes;   Winepress;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;   Priest;   Tithe;   Wave Offering;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Priesthood, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   Tithe;   Wine;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Agriculture;   ḥaber;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Your heave-offering shall be reckoned to you, as though it were the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress.
King James Version
And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
Lexham English Bible
Your contribution will be credited to you like the grain from the threshing floor and like the produce from the press.
New Century Version
I will accept your offering just as much as I accept the offerings from others, who give new grain or new wine.
New English Translation
And your raised offering will be credited to you as though it were grain from the threshing floor or as new wine from the winepress.
Amplified Bible
'Your offering shall be credited to you as the grain from the threshing floor or as the full produce from the wine vat.
New American Standard Bible
'Your offering shall be credited to you like the grain from the threshing floor or the full produce from the wine vat.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And your heaue offering shalbe reckened vnto you, as the corne of the barne, or as the abundance of the wine presse.
Legacy Standard Bible
And your contribution offering shall be reckoned to you as the grain from the threshing floor or the full produce from the wine vat.
Contemporary English Version
Just as the Israelites give me part of their grain and wine, you must set aside part of what you receive
Complete Jewish Bible
The gift you set aside will be accounted to you as if it were grain from the threshing-floor and grape juice from the wine vat.
Darby Translation
And your heave-offering shall be reckoned unto you, as the corn from the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
Easy-to-Read Version
That tenth will be your offering to the Lord. It will be like grain from your own threshing floor or wine from your own winepress.
English Standard Version
And your contribution shall be counted to you as though it were the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress.
George Lamsa Translation
And this your gift offering shall be reckoned to you, as though it were the grain from the threshing floor, and as the gift offering of the wine press.
Good News Translation
This special contribution will be considered as the equivalent of the offering which the farmer makes of new grain and new wine.
Christian Standard Bible®
Your offering will be credited to you as if it were your grain from the threshing floor or the full harvest from the winepress.
Literal Translation
And your heave offering shall be counted to you as grain from the threshing floor, and as fullness from the winepress.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the same yor Heueofferynge shall ye reken, as though ye gaue corne out of the barne, and fullnesse out of the wynepresse.
American Standard Version
And your heave-offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the grain of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
Bible in Basic English
And this lifted offering is to be put to your credit as if it was grain from the grain-floor and wine from the vines.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And this your heaue offeryng shalbe reckened vnto you, euen as though it were of the corne of the barne, or as the fulnesse of the wine presse.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the gift which ye set apart shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the wine-press.
King James Version (1611)
And this your heaue offering shall be reckoned vnto you, as though it were the corne of the threshing floore, and as the fulnesse of the wine presse.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And your heave-offerings shall be reckoned to you as corn from the floor, and an offering from the wine-press.
English Revised Version
And your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
Berean Standard Bible
Your offering will be reckoned to you as grain from the threshing floor or juice from the winepress.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that it be arettid to you in to offryng of the firste fruytis, as wel of corn flooris as of pressis;
Young's Literal Translation
and your heave-offering hath been reckoned to you as corn from the threshing-floor, and as fulness from the wine-vat;
Update Bible Version
And your heave-offering shall be reckoned to you, as though it were the grain of the threshing-floor, and as the fullness of the wine press.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
World English Bible
Your heave-offering shall be reckoned to you, as though it were the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress.
New King James Version
And your heave offering shall be reckoned to you as though it were the grain of the threshing floor and as the fullness of the winepress.
New Living Translation
The Lord will consider this offering to be your harvest offering, as though it were the first grain from your own threshing floor or wine from your own winepress.
New Life Bible
And your gift will be to you as if it were the grain from the grain-floor or all the wine from the crushed grapes.
New Revised Standard
It shall be reckoned to you as your gift, the same as the grain of the threshing floor and the fullness of the wine press.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
shall your heave-offering be reckoned your own, - as corn out of the threshing-floor, and as the abundance out of the wine-press.
Douay-Rheims Bible
That it may be reckoned to you as an oblation of firstfruits, as well of the barnfloors as of the winepresses:
Revised Standard Version
And your offering shall be reckoned to you as though it were the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fulness of the wine press.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Your offering shall be reckoned to you as the grain from the threshing floor or the full produce from the wine vat.

Contextual Overview

20 God said to Aaron, "You won't get any inheritance in land, not so much as a small plot of ground: I am your plot of ground, I am your inheritance among the People of Israel. 21"I'm giving the Levites all the tithes of Israel as their pay for the work they do in the Tent of Meeting. Starting now, the rest of the People of Israel cannot wander in and out of the Tent of Meeting; they'll be penalized for their sin and the penalty is death. It's the Levites and only the Levites who are to work in the Tent of Meeting and they are responsible for anything that goes wrong. This is the regular rule for all time. They get no inheritance among the People of Israel; instead I turn over to them the tithes that the People of Israel present as an offering to God . That's why I give the ruling: They are to receive no land-inheritance among the People of Israel." 25 God spoke to Moses: "Speak to the Levites. Tell them, When you get the tithe from the People of Israel, the inheritance that I have assigned to you, you must tithe that tithe and present it as an offering to God . Your offerings will be treated the same as other people's gifts of grain from the threshing floor or wine from the wine vat. This is your procedure for making offerings to God from all the tithes you get from the People of Israel: give God 's portion from these tithes to Aaron the priest. Make sure that God 's portion is the best and holiest of everything you get. 30"Tell the Levites, When you offer the best part, the rest will be treated the same as grain from the threshing floor or wine from the wine vat that others give. You and your households are free to eat the rest of it anytime and anyplace—it's your wages for your work at the Tent of Meeting. By offering the best part, you'll avoid guilt, you won't desecrate the holy offerings of the People of Israel, and you won't die."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as though: Leviticus 6:19-23

the corn: Numbers 18:30, Numbers 15:20, Deuteronomy 15:14, 2 Kings 6:27, Hosea 9:1, Hosea 9:2

Reciprocal: Leviticus 7:18 - be imputed Ezekiel 44:30 - all the firstfruits

Cross-References

Genesis 18:1
God appeared to Abraham at the Oaks of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of his tent. It was the hottest part of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing. He ran from his tent to greet them and bowed before them.
Genesis 18:6
Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. He said, "Hurry. Get three cups of our best flour; knead it and make bread."
Genesis 18:30
He said, "Master, don't be irritated with me, but what if only thirty are found?" "No, I won't do it if I find thirty."
Genesis 18:32
He wouldn't quit, "Don't get angry, Master—this is the last time. What if you only come up with ten?" "For the sake of only ten, I won't destroy the city."
Psalms 144:3
I wonder why you care, God — why do you bother with us at all? All we are is a puff of air; we're like shadows in a campfire.
Isaiah 64:8
Still, God , you are our Father. We're the clay and you're our potter: All of us are what you made us. Don't be too angry with us, O God . Don't keep a permanent account of wrongdoing. Keep in mind, please, we are your people—all of us. Your holy cities are all ghost towns: Zion's a ghost town, Jerusalem's a field of weeds. Our holy and beautiful Temple, which our ancestors filled with your praises, Was burned down by fire, all our lovely parks and gardens in ruins. In the face of all this, are you going to sit there unmoved, God ? Aren't you going to say something? Haven't you made us miserable long enough?
Luke 5:8
Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell to his knees before Jesus. "Master, leave. I'm a sinner and can't handle this holiness. Leave me to myself." When they pulled in that catch of fish, awe overwhelmed Simon and everyone with him. It was the same with James and John, Zebedee's sons, coworkers with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, "There is nothing to fear. From now on you'll be fishing for men and women." They pulled their boats up on the beach, left them, nets and all, and followed him. One day in one of the villages there was a man covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus he fell down before him in prayer and said, "If you want to, you can cleanse me." Jesus put out his hand, touched him, and said, "I want to. Be clean." Then and there his skin was smooth, the leprosy gone. Jesus instructed him, "Don't talk about this all over town. Just quietly present your healed self to the priest, along with the offering ordered by Moses. Your cleansed and obedient life, not your words, will bear witness to what I have done." But the man couldn't keep it to himself, and the word got out. Soon a large crowd of people had gathered to listen and be healed of their ailments. As often as possible Jesus withdrew to out-of-the-way places for prayer. One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and religion teachers were sitting around. They had come from nearly every village in Galilee and Judea, even as far away as Jerusalem, to be there. The healing power of God was on him. Some men arrived carrying a paraplegic on a stretcher. They were looking for a way to get into the house and set him before Jesus. When they couldn't find a way in because of the crowd, they went up on the roof, removed some tiles, and let him down in the middle of everyone, right in front of Jesus. Impressed by their bold belief, he said, "Friend, I forgive your sins." That set the religion scholars and Pharisees buzzing. "Who does he think he is? That's blasphemous talk! God and only God can forgive sins." Jesus knew exactly what they were thinking and said, "Why all this gossipy whispering? Which is simpler: to say ‘I forgive your sins,' or to say ‘Get up and start walking'? Well, just so it's clear that I'm the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both...." He now spoke directly to the paraplegic: "Get up. Take your bedroll and go home." Without a moment's hesitation, he did it—got up, took his blanket, and left for home, giving glory to God all the way. The people rubbed their eyes, incredulous—and then also gave glory to God. Awestruck, they said, "We've never seen anything like that!" After this he went out and saw a man named Levi at his work collecting taxes. Jesus said, "Come along with me." And he did—walked away from everything and went with him. Levi gave a large dinner at his home for Jesus. Everybody was there, tax men and other disreputable characters as guests at the dinner. The Pharisees and their religion scholars came to his disciples greatly offended. "What is he doing eating and drinking with crooks and ‘sinners'?" Jesus heard about it and spoke up, "Who needs a doctor: the healthy or the sick? I'm here inviting outsiders, not insiders—an invitation to a changed life, changed inside and out." They asked him, "John's disciples are well-known for keeping fasts and saying prayers. Also the Pharisees. But you seem to spend most of your time at parties. Why?" Jesus said, "When you're celebrating a wedding, you don't skimp on the cake and wine. You feast. Later you may need to pull in your belt, but this isn't the time. As long as the bride and groom are with you, you have a good time. When the groom is gone, the fasting can begin. No one throws cold water on a friendly bonfire. This is Kingdom Come! "No one cuts up a fine silk scarf to patch old work clothes; you want fabrics that match. And you don't put wine in old, cracked bottles; you get strong, clean bottles for your fresh vintage wine. And no one who has ever tasted fine aged wine prefers unaged wine."
Luke 18:1
Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit. He said, "There was once a judge in some city who never gave God a thought and cared nothing for people. A widow in that city kept after him: ‘My rights are being violated. Protect me!'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And [this] your heave offering,.... The tithe of the tithe, which though not properly heaved or lifted up, as the heave offerings, strictly so called, were, any more than the tithe itself, Numbers 18:24; yet is so called, because separated to the use and service of the Lord, as they were:

shall be reckoned unto you, as though [it were] the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress; that is, it should be as acceptable to God as if they had fields and vineyards, threshing floors, and wine presses of their own, from whence corn and wine were taken, as the Israelites when they received their tithes from them; and what remained they had as good a right unto, and might make use of as their own, as well as they; see Numbers 18:30.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Reckoned unto you - Or, by you. The Levites were, of their tithes, to pay tithe to the priests, just as other Israelites paid tithe to the Levites.


 
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