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Book of Numbers, Chapter 18

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Chapter 18 of Numbers—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s household with you shall 1bear the guilt [a]in connection with the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear the guilt [b]in connection with your priesthood.
  2. But bring with you also your brothers, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be 2joined with you and serve you, while you and your sons with you are before the tent of the testimony.
  3. And they shall thus attend to your obligation and the obligation of all the tent, but 3they shall not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary and 4the altar, or both they and you will die.
  4. They shall be joined with you and attend to the obligations of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; but an [c]outsider may not come near you.
  5. So you shall attend to the 5obligations of the sanctuary and the obligations of the altar, 6so that there will no longer be wrath on the sons of Israel.
  6. Behold, I Myself 7have taken your [d]fellow Levites from among the sons of Israel; they are 8a gift to you, [e]dedicated to the LORD, to perform the service for the tent of meeting.
  7. But you and your sons with you shall 9attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and inside the veil, and you are to perform service. I am giving you the priesthood as 10a [f]bestowed service, but 11the [g]outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”
  8. ¶ Then the LORD spoke to Aaron, “Now behold, I Myself have given you charge of My [h]12offerings, 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 13every grain offering and every 14sin 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, 15the offering of their gift, even all the wave offerings of the sons of Israel; I have 16given 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. 17All the [i]best of the fresh oil and all the [j]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. 18The 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. 19Every devoted thing in Israel shall be yours.
  15. [k]20Every 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 [l]shekels in silver, according to the [m]shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs.
  17. But 21the firstborn of an ox or the firstborn of a sheep or the firstborn of a goat, you shall not redeem; they are holy. 22You 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 [n]meat shall be yours; it shall be yours like the 23breast of a wave offering and like the right thigh.
  19. 24All 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 25an everlasting covenant of salt before the LORD to you and your [o]descendants with you.”
  20. Then the LORD said to Aaron, “26You shall have no inheritance in their land nor own any portion among them; 27I am your portion and your inheritance among the sons of Israel.
  21. ¶ “To the sons of Levi, behold, I have given all the 28tithe in Israel for an inheritance, in return for their service which they perform, the service of the tent of meeting.
  22. 29The sons of Israel shall not come near the tent of meeting again, or they will bear sin and die.
  23. Only the Levites shall perform the service of the tent of meeting, and they shall 30bear their iniquity; it shall be a perpetual statute throughout your generations, and among the sons of Israel 31they shall have no inheritance.
  24. For the tithe of the sons of Israel, which they offer as an offering to the LORD, I have given to the Levites for an inheritance; therefore I have said concerning them, ‘32They shall have no inheritance among the sons of Israel.’”
  25. ¶ Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
  26. “Moreover, you shall speak to the Levites and say to them, ‘When you take from the sons of Israel 33the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall present an offering from it to the LORD, a 34tithe of the tithe.
  27. Your offering shall be reckoned to you as the grain from the threshing floor or the full produce from the wine vat.
  28. So you shall also present an offering to the LORD from your tithes, which you receive from the sons of Israel; and from it you shall give the LORD’S offering to Aaron the priest.
  29. Out of all your gifts you shall present every offering due to the LORD, from all the [p]best of them, [q]the sacred part from them.’
  30. You shall say to them, ‘When you have [r]offered from it the best of it, then the rest shall be reckoned to the Levites as the product of the threshing floor, and as the product of the wine vat.
  31. You may eat it anywhere, you and your households, for it is your compensation in return for your service in the tent of meeting.
  32. You will bear no sin by reason of it when you have [s]offered the [t]best of it. But you shall not 35profane the sacred gifts of the sons of Israel, or you will die.’”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit of the sanctuary
  2. ^ Lit of your priesthood
  3. ^ Lit a stranger
  4. ^ Lit brethren the
  5. ^ Lit given
  6. ^ Lit service of gift
  7. ^ Lit stranger
  8. ^ Lit heave offerings, and so throughout the ch
  9. ^ Lit fat
  10. ^ Lit fat
  11. ^ Lit Everything that opens
  12. ^ I.e. A shekel equals approx one-half oz
  13. ^ I.e. A shekel equals approx one-half oz
  14. ^ Lit flesh
  15. ^ Lit seed
  16. ^ Lit fat
  17. ^ Lit its
  18. ^ Lit lifted
  19. ^ Lit lifted
  20. ^ Lit fat

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ex 28:38; Le 10:17; 22:16
  2. ^ Nu 3:5-10
  3. ^ Nu 4:15-20
  4. ^ Nu 1:51; 18:7
  5. ^ Ex 27:21; Le 24:3
  6. ^ Nu 16:46
  7. ^ Nu 3:12, 45
  8. ^ Nu 3:9
  9. ^ Ex 29:9
  10. ^ Nu 18:20; De 18:2; Mt 10:8; 1Pe 5:2, 3
  11. ^ Nu 1:51
  12. ^ Le 6:16, 18; 7:28-34
  13. ^ Le 2:1-16
  14. ^ Le 6:30
  15. ^ Nu 18:1; De 18:3
  16. ^ Le 22:1-16
  17. ^ De 18:4; 32:14; Ps 81:16; 147:14
  18. ^ Ex 22:29; 23:19; 34:26
  19. ^ Le 27:1-33
  20. ^ Ex 13:13, 15; Nu 3:46
  21. ^ De 15:19
  22. ^ Le 3:2
  23. ^ Le 7:31
  24. ^ Nu 18:11
  25. ^ 2Ch 13:5
  26. ^ De 10:9; 12:12; 14:27, 29
  27. ^ De 18:2; Jos 13:33; Eze 44:28
  28. ^ Le 27:30-33; De 14:22-29
  29. ^ Nu 1:51
  30. ^ Nu 18:1
  31. ^ Nu 18:20
  32. ^ De 10:9
  33. ^ Nu 18:21
  34. ^ Ne 10:38
  35. ^ Le 22:15, 16

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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