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Bilangan 18:21

Mengenai bani Lewi, sesungguhnya Aku berikan kepada mereka segala persembahan persepuluhan di antara orang Israel sebagai milik pusakanya, untuk membalas pekerjaan yang dilakukan mereka, pekerjaan pada Kemah Pertemuan.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Tithes;   Thompson Chain Reference - Benevolence;   Dues, Priests';   Giving;   Leaders;   Levites;   Liberality-Parsimony;   Ministers;   Priests;   Religious;   Tithes, Giving of;   The Topic Concordance - Tithe;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;   Offerings;   Tithe;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Tithe;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Giving;   Levite;   Tithes;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Levite;   Tithe, Tithing;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Tithes;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Economic Life;   Inheritance;   Levitical Cities;   Pentateuch;   Priests;   Tithe;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Aaron's Rod;   Malachi;   Numbers, Book of;   Priests and Levites;   Tithes;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Levites ;   Numbers as Symbols;   Tithes;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Covenant;   Levites;   Tithes;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;   Le'vites;   Tithe;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Levites;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Criticism (the Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis);   Talmud;   Tithe;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Abrogation of Laws;   Baraita;   Bible Canon;   Gemaá¹­ria;   ḥaber;   Ma'aserot;   Masseket;   Mishnah;   Tithe;  

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Mengenai bani Lewi, sesungguhnya Aku berikan kepada mereka segala persembahan persepuluhan di antara orang Israel sebagai milik pusakanya, untuk membalas pekerjaan yang dilakukan mereka, pekerjaan pada Kemah Pertemuan.
Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Bahwa sesungguhnya kepada anak-anak Lewi telah Kukaruniakan segala perpuluhan dalam Israel akan pusakanya karena pekerjaan yang dikerjakannya, yaitu pekerjaan kemah perhimpunan.

Contextual Overview

20 And ye Lord spake vnto Aaron: Thou shalt haue no inheritauce in their lande, neither shalt thou haue any part amog them: I am thy part & thy inheritaunce among the children of Israel. 21 Beholde, I haue geuen the children of Leui all the tenth in Israel to inherite, for the seruice which they serue in the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 Neither must the children of Israel hencefoorth come nie ye tabernacle of the congregation, lest they beare sinne, & die. 23 But the Leuites shal do ye seruice in the tabernacle of the congregation, & beare their sinne: It shalbe a lawe for euer in your generations, that among ye childre of Israel they possesse no inheritaunce. 24 But the tithes of the childre of Israel which they pay as an heaue offeryng vnto the Lord, I haue geuen ye Leuites to inherite: and therfore I haue sayde vnto them, Among the children of Israel ye shall possesse no inheritaunce. 25 And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses, saying: 26 Speake vnto the Leuites, and say vnto them: When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I haue geuen you of the for your inheritaunce, ye shal take an heaue offering of ye same for the Lorde, euen the tenth part of that tithe. 27 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. 28 Of this maner ye shall therfore offer an heaue offeryng vnto the Lorde, of all your tithes which ye receaue of the children of Israel, and ye shall geue therof the Lordes heaue offeryng to Aaron the priest. 29 Of all your giftes ye shall offer all the Lordes heaue offeryng, euen all the fat of the same, [to wit] the holy thynges therof.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the tenth: Numbers 18:24-26, Leviticus 27:30-32, Deuteronomy 12:17-19, Deuteronomy 14:22-29, 2 Chronicles 31:5, 2 Chronicles 31:6, 2 Chronicles 31:12, Nehemiah 10:37-39, Nehemiah 12:44, Nehemiah 13:12

even the service: Numbers 18:6, Numbers 3:7, Numbers 3:8, 1 Corinthians 9:13, 1 Corinthians 9:14, Galatians 6:6

Reciprocal: Numbers 31:47 - the Levites 2 Chronicles 11:14 - their possession Nehemiah 12:47 - and they Nehemiah 13:5 - which was commanded to be given to the Malachi 3:8 - In Hebrews 7:2 - a tenth Hebrews 7:5 - who

Cross-References

Genesis 11:5
But the Lorde came downe to see the citie and towre whiche the chyldren of men buylded.
Genesis 11:7
Come on, let vs go downe, and there confounde their language, that euerye one perceaue not his neighbours speache.
Genesis 18:1
And the Lorde appeared vnto hym in the playne of Mamre, and he sate in his tent doore in the heate of the day.
Genesis 18:24
If there be fiftie ryghteous within the citie, wylt thou destroye and not spare the place for the sake of fiftie ryghteous that are therein?
Exodus 3:8
And am come downe to deliuer the out of the hande of the Egyptians, and to bryng them out of that lande, vnto a good lande & a large, vnto a lande that floweth with mylke and hony, euen vnto the place of the Chanaanites, and Hethites, and Amorites, and Pherizites, and Heuites, and of the Iebusites.
Exodus 33:5
And the Lorde spake vnto Moyses: Say vnto the chyldren of Israel, ye are a styfnecked people: I must come once sodaynly vpon you, and make an ende of you: therefore nowe put thy goodly rayment from thee, that I may wyt what to do vnto thee.
Deuteronomy 8:2
And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lorde thy God led thee this fourtie yeres in the wildernesse, for to humble thee, & to proue thee, and to knowe what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest kepe his comaundementes, or no.
Deuteronomy 13:3
Hearken not thou vnto the wordes of that prophete or dreamer of dreames: For the Lorde thy God proueth you, to knowe whether ye loue the Lorde your God with all your heart and with all your soule.
Joshua 22:22
The Lorde God of gods, the Lorde God of gods knoweth, and also Israel shall knowe, yf it be to rebell or to transgresse against the Lorde, then thou Lorde saue vs not this day.
Job 34:22
There is no darkenesse nor shadowe of death that can hide the wicked doers from him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance,.... The tenth part of the produce of the land; of the wheat, barley, oil, and wine; the tenth part of their harvest and vintage; so that though they were the least of the tribes, they had the greatest share of the increase of the land, and that without any labour or expense; the other having but nine parts among them all, and at the charge and labour of manuring, cultivating, c. and this they were to have

for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation see Numbers 18:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek: Jacob had promised the tithe of all wherewith God blessed him if he should return in peace to his father’s house. But now first the Lord’s tithes are assigned to the Levites for their support (compare Leviticus 27:30). The payment of tithes to them is recognized in Nehemiah 10:37; Nehemiah 12:44; Tobit 1:7.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Numbers 18:21. Behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth

First, the Levites had the tenth of all the productions of the land.

2. They had forty-eight cities, each forming a square of 4,000 cubits.

3. They had 2,000 cubits of ground round each city.

Total of the land they possessed, 53,000 acres.

4. They had the first-fruits and certain parts of all the animals killed in the land.

Canaan contained about 11,264,000 acres; therefore the portion possessed by the Levites was rather less than as one to two hundred and twelve; for 11,264,000 divided by 53,000, quotes only 212 28/53. - See Lowman, Dodd, c. But though this was a very small proportion for a whole tribe that had consented to annihilate its political existence, that it might wait upon the service of God, and labour for the people's souls yet let it be considered that what they possessed was the best of the land: and while it was a slender remuneration for their services, yet their portion was such as rendered them independent, and kept them comfortable; so that they could wait on the Lord's work without distraction. This is a proper pattern for the maintenance of the ministers of God: let them have a sufficiency for themselves and families, that there may be no distracting cares; and let them not be encumbered with riches or worldly possessions, that they may not be prevented from taking care of souls.


 
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