Numbers 18:8–19

The Priests’ Portion

⁸Then the Lord spoke to Aaron, “Now behold, I Myself have given you charge of My ^1aofferings, even all the holy gifts of the sons of Israel I have given them to you as a portion and to your sons as a perpetual allotment.

⁹“This shall be yours from the most holy gifts reserved from the fire; every offering of theirs, even ^aevery grain offering and every ^bsin offering and every guilt offering, which they shall render to Me, shall be most holy for you and for your sons.

¹⁰“As the most holy gifts you shall eat it; every male shall eat it. It shall be holy to you.

¹¹“This also is yours, ^athe offering of their gift, even all the wave offerings of the sons of Israel; I have ^bgiven them to you and to your sons and daughters with you as a perpetual allotment. Everyone of your household who is clean may eat it.

¹²“^aAll the ¹best of the fresh oil and all the best of the fresh wine and of the grain, the first fruits of those which they give to the Lord, I give them to you.

¹³“^aThe first ripe fruits of all that is in their land, which they bring to the Lord, shall be yours; everyone of your household who is clean may eat it.

¹⁴“^aEvery devoted thing in Israel shall be yours.

¹⁵“^1aEvery first issue of the womb of all flesh, whether man or animal, which they offer to the Lord, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.

¹⁶“As to their redemption price, from a month old you shall redeem them, by your valuation, five ¹shekels in silver, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.

¹⁷“But ^athe firstborn of an ox or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. ^bYou shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and shall offer up their fat in smoke as an offering by fire, for a soothing aroma to the Lord.

¹⁸“Their ¹meat shall be yours; it shall be yours like the ^abreast of a wave offering and like the right thigh.

¹⁹“^aAll the offerings of the holy gifts, which the sons of Israel offer to the Lord, I have given to you and your sons and your daughters with you, as a perpetual allotment. It is ^ban everlasting covenant of salt before the Lord to you and your ¹descendants with you.”