Numbers 18:32

30 Therefore say to the Levites, ‘When you have presented the best part, it will be reckoned to you as the produce of the threshing floor or winepress.

31 And you and your households may eat the rest of it anywhere; it is the compensation for your work at the Tent of Meeting.

Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’”

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Once you have presented the best part of it, you will not incur guilt because of it. But you must not defile the sacred offerings of the Israelites, or else you will die.’”
KJV
And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.
WEB
You shall bear no sin by reason of it, when you have heaved from it its best. You shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, that you not die.’”
ASV
And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have heaved from it the best thereof: and ye shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, that ye die not.
DARBY
And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, if ye heave from it the best of it; and ye shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.
BLB
And you⁺ shall not bear sin because of it, when you⁺ have lifted up its fat from it, and the holy gifts of the sons of Israel you⁺ shall not defile, lest you⁺ die.’”
ÅB
Når dere slik avgir det beste av det, kommer dere ikke til å føre synd over dere, og da vanhelliger dere ikke Israels barns hellige gaver og skal ikke dø.
[^1]: 4MO 4, 5 fg.
[^2]: d.e. en ubrytelig pakt.
OTB
Ved å gi den beste delen, vil dere ikke være skyldige i denne saken; da vil dere ikke vanhellige de hellige offergavene fra israelittene, og dere vil ikke dø.'"
B1930
Når I således avgir det beste av det, kommer I ikke til å føre synd over eder, og da vanhelliger I ikke Israels barns hellige gaver og skal ikke dø.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 19:8

    Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person must be cut off from his people.

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  • Leviticus 22:2

    “Tell Aaron and his sons to treat with respect the sacred offerings that the Israelites have consecrated to Me, so that they do not profane My holy name. I am the LORD.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:27

    Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.

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  • Numbers 18:22

    No longer may the Israelites come near to the Tent of Meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.

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  • Leviticus 22:15–16

    The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD

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  • Malachi 1:7

    By presenting defiled food on My altar. But you ask, ‘How have we defiled You ?’ By saying that the table of the LORD is contemptible.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:29

    For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

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