Numbers 18:32

30 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.

31 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households: for it is your reward for your service in the tabernacle of the congregation.

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.

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

    Therefore every one that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

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  • Leviticus 22:2

    Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow unto me: I am the LORD.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:27

    Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

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  • Numbers 18:22

    Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die.

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  • Leviticus 22:15–16

    And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;

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  • Malachi 1:7

    Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say, Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:29

    For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

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