Verse 5
And{G2532} they indeed{G3303} {G2983} of{G1537} the sons{G5207} of Levi{G3017} that receive{G2983} the priest's office{G2405} have{G2192} commandment{G1785} to take tithes of{G586} the people{G2992} according to{G2596} the law,{G3551} that{G5124} is,{G2076} of{G80} their{G846} brethren,{G80} though{G2539} these have come out{G1831} of{G1537} the loins{G3751} of Abraham:{G11}
Referenced Verses
- Gen 35:11 : 11 And God{H430} said{H559} unto him, I am God{H410} Almighty:{H7706} be fruitful{H6509} and multiply;{H7235} a nation{H1471} and a company{H6951} of nations{H1471} shall be of thee, and kings{H4428} shall come{H3318} out of thy loins;{H2504}
- Gen 46:26 : 26 All the souls{H5315} that came{H935} with Jacob{H3290} into Egypt,{H4714} that came out{H3318} of his loins,{H3409} besides Jacob's{H3290} sons'{H1121} wives,{H802} all the souls{H5315} were threescore{H8346} and six;{H8337}
- Exod 1:5 : 5 And all the souls{H5315} that came out{H3318} of the loins{H3409} of Jacob{H3290} were seventy{H7657} souls:{H5315} and Joseph{H3130} was in Egypt{H4714} already.
- Exod 28:1 : 1 And bring{H7126} thou near unto thee Aaron{H175} thy brother,{H251} and his sons{H1121} with him, from among{H8432} the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} that he may minister unto me in the priest's office,{H3547} even Aaron,{H175} Nadab{H5070} and Abihu,{H30} Eleazar{H499} and Ithamar,{H385} Aaron's{H175} sons.{H1121}
- Lev 27:30-33 : 30 And all the tithe{H4643} of the land,{H776} whether of the seed{H2233} of the land,{H776} or of the fruit{H6529} of the tree,{H6086} is Jehovah's:{H3068} it is holy{H6944} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 31 And if a man{H376} will redeem{H1350} aught{H1350} of his tithe,{H4643} he shall add{H3254} unto it the fifth{H2549} part thereof. 32 And all the tithe{H4643} of the herd{H1241} or the flock,{H6629} whatsoever passeth{H5674} under the rod,{H7626} the tenth{H6224} shall be holy{H6944} unto Jehovah.{H3068} 33 He shall not search{H1239} whether it be good{H2896} or bad,{H7451} neither shall he change{H4171} it: and if he change{H4171} it at all,{H4171} then both it and that for which it is changed{H8545} shall be holy;{H6944} it shall not be redeemed.{H1350}
- Num 16:10-11 : 10 and that he hath brought thee near,{H7126} and all thy brethren{H251} the sons{H1121} of Levi{H3878} with thee? and seek{H1245} ye the priesthood{H3550} also? 11 Therefore{H3651} thou and all thy company{H5712} are gathered together{H3259} against Jehovah:{H3068} and Aaron,{H175} what is he that ye murmur{H3885} against him?
- Num 17:3-9 : 3 And thou shalt write{H3789} Aaron's{H175} name{H8034} upon the rod{H4294} of Levi;{H3878} for there shall be one{H259} rod{H4294} for each head{H7218} of their fathers'{H1} houses.{H1004} 4 And thou shalt lay them up{H3240} in the tent{H168} of meeting{H4150} before{H6440} the testimony,{H5715} where I meet{H3259} with you. 5 And it shall come to pass, that the rod{H4294} of the man{H376} whom I shall choose{H977} shall bud:{H6524} and I will make to cease{H7918} from me the murmurings{H8519} of the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} which they murmur{H3885} against you. 6 And Moses{H4872} spake{H1696} unto the children{H1121} of Israel;{H3478} and all their princes{H5387} gave{H5414} him rods,{H4294} for each prince{H5387} one,{H259} according to their fathers'{H1} houses,{H1004} even twelve{H6240} rods:{H4294} and the rod{H4294} of Aaron{H175} was among{H8432} their rods.{H4294} 7 And Moses{H4872} laid up{H3240} the rods{H4294} before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} in the tent{H168} of the testimony.{H5715} 8 And it came to pass on the morrow,{H4283} that Moses{H4872} went{H935} into the tent{H168} of the testimony;{H5715} and, behold, the rod{H4294} of Aaron{H175} for the house{H1004} of Levi{H3878} was budded,{H6524} and put forth{H3318} buds,{H6525} and produced{H6692} blossoms,{H6731} and bare{H1580} ripe almonds.{H8247} 9 And Moses{H4872} brought out{H3318} all the rods{H4294} from before{H6440} Jehovah{H3068} unto all the children{H1121} of Israel:{H3478} and they looked,{H7200} and took{H3947} every man{H376} his rod.{H4294} 10 And Jehovah{H3068} said{H559} unto Moses,{H4872} Put{H7725} back{H7725} the rod{H4294} of Aaron{H175} before{H6440} the testimony,{H5715} to be kept{H4931} for a token{H226} against the children of rebellion;{H4805} that thou mayest make an end{H3615} of their murmurings{H8519} against me, that they die{H4191} not.
- Num 18:7 : 7 And thou and thy sons{H1121} with thee shall keep{H8104} your priesthood{H3550} for everything{H1697} of the altar,{H4196} and for that within{H1004} the veil;{H6532} and ye shall serve:{H5647} I give{H5414} you the priesthood{H3550} as a service{H5656} of gift:{H4979} and the stranger{H2114} that cometh nigh{H7131} shall be put to death.{H4191}
- Num 18:21-32 : 21 And unto the children{H1121} of Levi,{H3878} behold, I have given{H5414} all the tithe in Israel{H3478} for{H2500} an inheritance,{H5159} in return for{H2500} their service{H5656} which they serve,{H5647} even the service{H5656} of the tent{H168} of meeting.{H4150} 22 And henceforth{H5750} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} shall not come nigh{H7126} the tent{H168} of meeting,{H4150} lest they bear{H5375} sin,{H2399} and die.{H4191} 23 But the Levites{H3881} shall do{H5647} the service{H5656} of the tent{H168} of meeting,{H4150} and they shall bear{H5375} their iniquity:{H5771} it shall be a statute{H2708} for ever{H5769} throughout your generations;{H1755} and among{H8432} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} they shall have{H5157} no inheritance.{H5159} 24 For the tithe{H4643} of the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} which they offer{H7311} as a heave-offering{H8641} unto Jehovah,{H3068} I have given{H5414} to the Levites{H3881} for an inheritance:{H5159} therefore I have said{H559} unto them, Among{H8432} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} they shall have{H5157} no inheritance.{H5159} 25 And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses,{H4872} saying,{H559} 26 Moreover thou shalt speak{H1696} unto the Levites,{H3881} and say{H559} unto them, When ye take{H3947} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} the tithe{H4643} which I have given{H5414} you from them for your inheritance,{H5159} then ye shall offer{H7311} up a heave-offering{H8641} of it for Jehovah,{H3068} a tithe{H4643} of the tithe.{H4643} 27 And your heave-offering{H8641} shall be reckoned{H2803} unto you, as though it were the grain{H1715} of the threshing-floor,{H1637} and as the fulness{H4395} of the winepress.{H3342} 28 Thus ye also shall offer{H7311} a heave-offering{H8641} unto Jehovah{H3068} of all your tithes,{H4643} which ye receive{H3947} of the children{H1121} of Israel;{H3478} and thereof ye shall give{H5414} Jehovah's{H3068} heave-offering{H8641} to Aaron{H175} the priest.{H3548} 29 Out of all your gifts{H4979} ye shall offer{H7311} every heave-offering{H8641} of Jehovah,{H3068} of all the best{H2459} thereof, even the hallowed part{H4720} thereof out of it. 30 Therefore thou shalt say{H559} unto them, When ye heave{H7311} the best{H2459} thereof from it, then it shall be reckoned{H2803} unto the Levites{H3881} as the increase{H8393} of the threshing-floor,{H1637} and as the increase{H8393} of the wine-press.{H3342} 31 And ye shall eat{H398} it in every place,{H4725} ye and your households:{H1004} for it is your reward{H7939} in return for{H2500} your service{H5656} in the tent{H168} of meeting.{H4150} 32 And ye shall bear{H5375} no sin{H2399} by reason of it, when ye have heaved{H7311} from it the best{H2459} thereof: and ye shall not profane{H2490} the holy things{H6944} of the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} that ye die{H4191} not.
- 1 Kgs 8:19 : 19 nevertheless{H7535} thou shalt not build{H1129} the house;{H1004} but thy son{H1121} that shall come forth out{H3318} of thy loins,{H2504} he shall build{H1129} the house{H1004} for my name.{H8034}
- 2 Chr 31:4-6 : 4 Moreover he commanded{H559} the people{H5971} that dwelt{H3427} in Jerusalem{H3389} to give{H5414} the portion{H4521} of the priests{H3548} and the Levites,{H3881} that they might give{H2388} themselves to the law{H8451} of Jehovah.{H3068} 5 And as soon as the commandment{H1697} came abroad,{H6555} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} gave{H935} in abundance{H7235} the first-fruits{H7225} of grain,{H1715} new wine,{H8492} and oil,{H3323} and honey,{H1706} and of all the increase{H8393} of the field;{H7704} and the tithe{H4643} of all things brought{H935} they in abundantly.{H7230} 6 And the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} and Judah,{H3063} that dwelt{H3427} in the cities{H5892} of Judah,{H3063} they also brought in{H935} the tithe{H4643} of oxen{H1241} and sheep,{H6629} and the tithe{H4643} of dedicated things{H6944} which were consecrated{H6942} unto Jehovah{H3068} their God,{H430} and laid{H5414} them by heaps.{H6194}
- Neh 13:10 : 10 And I perceived{H3045} that the portions{H4521} of the Levites{H3881} had not been given{H5414} them; so that the Levites{H3881} and the singers,{H7891} that did{H6213} the work,{H4399} were fled{H1272} every one{H376} to his field.{H7704}
- Heb 5:4 : 4 And{G2532} no{G3756} man{G5100} taketh{G2983} the honor{G5092} unto himself,{G1438} but{G235} when he is called{G2564} of{G5259} God,{G2316} even{G2532} as{G2509} was Aaron.{G2}
- Heb 7:10 : 10 for{G1063} he was{G2258} yet{G2089} in{G1722} the loins{G3751} of his father,{G3962} when{G3753} Melchizedek{G3198} met{G4876} him.{G846}