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Numbers 18:28

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 18:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Thus ye also shall offer a heave-offering unto Jehovah of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and thereof ye shall give Jehovah`s heave-offering to Aaron the priest.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Thus ye also shall offer a heave-offering unto Jehovah of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and thereof ye shall give Jehovah`s heave-offering to Aaron the priest.
Numbers 18:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
26Moreover thou shalt speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up a heave-offering of it for Jehovah, a tithe of the tithe.
27And 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.
28Thus ye also shall offer a heave-offering unto Jehovah of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and thereof ye shall give Jehovah`s heave-offering to Aaron the priest.
29Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave-offering of Jehovah, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it.
30Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye heave the best thereof from it, then it shall be reckoned unto the Levites as the increase of the threshing-floor, and as the increase of the wine-press.
31And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward in return for your service in the tent of meeting.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thus you also shall offer an heave offering unto the Lord, etc.] As the Israelites did when they paid tithes to them, (<041824>Numbers 18:24); of all your tithes which ye receive of the children of Israel; which heave offering was a tenth part of them: and ye shall give thereof the Lord’s heave offering to Aaron the priest; that is, the said tenth part of the tithe was to be given not to Aaron only, as the high priest, as some have thought, and so to his successors in the high priesthood; but to him and his sons, even to all the priests in common, the high priest having his share of it; and Josephus f249 is clear for it, that the tithe of the annual fruits was paid to the Levites, and to the…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“To Aaron - And to his children, who were all to have their share herein. Numbers 18:29”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“and ye shall: Gen 14:18; Heb 6:20, Heb 7:1-10 Numbers 18:29”
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