Numbers 18:31

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 18:31 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And 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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And 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.
Numbers 18:31 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And ye shall eat it in every place, etc.] In any of their tents or dwelling houses, not being obliged to eat it in the tabernacle, where the priests, were obliged to eat many of their holy things, and second tithes were only to be eaten at Jerusalem, (<051422>Deuteronomy 14:22,23); but the Levites might eat theirs any where, in any place, clean or unclean, according to Jarchi; for, he says, it might be eaten even in a graveyard; but Aben Ezra much better, in a clean place, be that where it would: ye, and your households; they and their wives, their sons and daughters, their servants, whether bought or hired; and they might sell it to strangers, to purchase other necessaries with. The Targum…”
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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
“Every place - In every clean place, and not in the holy place only. Numbers 18:32”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“18:31 Any food received in tithes could be consumed by Levites and their families. That food was compensation (i.e., a salary) for Tabernacle service.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“in every: Deu 14:22, Deu 14:23 your reward: Mat 10:10; Luk 10:7; Co1 9:10-14; Co2 12:13; Gal 6:6; Ti1 5:17, Ti1 5:18 Numbers 18:32”
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