Numbers Chapter 18
So God was like to Aaron, "You and your fam are gonna have to bear the load of the sanctuary's slip-ups, no cap. You and your sons are on priest duties, fr."
And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
Get your Levi crew involved too, so they can vibe with you and lend a hand. But it’s definitely you and your sons handling things in front of the tabernacle.
And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee {shall minister} before the tabernacle of witness.
They’ll manage your tasks and all the tabernacle stuff, but they better steer clear of the holy vessels and the altar, or it’s game over for all involved.
And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.
They’ll stick with you, making sure the tabernacle duties are secure, and no outsiders can roll up on you.
And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.
You gotta keep the sanctuary and altar duties on point, so there’s no more drama for the kids of Israel.
And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.
I’ve taken the Levites from the Israelites and gifted them to you for the Lord's service at the tabernacle.
And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you {they are} given {as} a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
So you and your sons gotta keep the priest game solid for everything at the altar and behind the curtain; it’s a blessing for you. Anyone who rolls up uninvited? Instant no-go.
Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office {unto you} as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
God mentioned to Aaron, "I’ve also handed you the responsibility for all the offerings from the Israelites; they’re yours forever, thanks to the anointing."
And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.
This is your share of the super holy goods, saved from the fire: all their offerings, meals, sins, and trespasses will be seriously holy for you and your sons.
This shall be thine of the most holy things, {reserved} from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, {shall be} most holy for thee and for thy sons.
You’ll chow down in the most holy spot; every dude gets to eat it, 'cause it’s holy for you.
In the most holy {place} shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.
This is yours; the heave offering from their gifts and all the wave offerings from the crew of Israel: I’m giving it to you and your fam for life: everyone clean in your crib can munch on it.
And this {is} thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.
All the top-tier oil, the finest wine, and the best wheat, the firstfruits they bring to the Lord, I’ve hooked you up with that.
All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer unto the LORD, them have I given thee. {best: Heb. fat}
Whatever’s the first ripe in the land that they bring to the Lord is yours; everyone clean in your house can eat it, no cap.
{And} whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring unto the LORD, shall be thine; every one that is clean in thine house shall eat {of} it.
Everything dedicated in Israel is straight-up yours.
Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
Everything that opens the womb in all flesh, that they bring to the Lord, whether it’s humans or animals, is yours: but you gotta redeem the firstborn of humans and the first of unclean animals.
Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the LORD, {whether it be} of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.
Those needing redemption from a month old, you redeem for five shekels, based on the sanctuary rate, which is twenty gerahs.
And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which {is} twenty gerahs.
But you can't redeem the firstborn of a cow, sheep, or goat; they’re holy: sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a fire offering, it’s a sweet vibe for the Lord.
But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they {are} holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and shalt burn their fat {for} an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.
Their meat is yours, like the wave breast and the right shoulder belong to you.
And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine.
All the heave offerings from the holy things the crew of Israel brings to the Lord, I’ve given to you and your fam forever: it’s a forever salt covenant before the Lord for you and your offspring.
All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it {is} a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.
The Lord told Aaron, “You aren’t getting any land or part with them: I’m your portion and your inheritance among the squad of Israel.”
And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I {am} thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.
Yo, I hooked up the Levites with a solid tenth of Israel as their inheritance, 'cause they’re grinding hard for the tabernacle vibes.
And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, {even} the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.
For real, the Israelites can’t just roll up to the tabernacle anymore, or they’ll catch some serious sin and straight up die.
Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. {and die: Heb. to die}
But the Levites are the ones hustling at the tabernacle, and they gotta carry their own baggage: this is a forever rule, they don’t get an inheritance like the rest.
But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: {it shall be} a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
The tithes from the Israelites, which they give as an offering to the Lord, I’ve transferred to the Levites to own: so yeah, they’re not getting an inheritance.
But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer {as} an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.
And the Lord hit up Moses, saying,
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Tell the Levites this: when you take the tithes from the Israelites that I gave you, you gotta drop a heave offering for the Lord, like a tenth of that tithe.
Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an heave offering of it for the LORD, {even} a tenth {part} of the tithe.
And your heave offering will be regarded as if it’s the corn from the threshing floor and the full vibes from the winepress.
And {this} your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though {it were} the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.
So you also gotta offer a heave offering to the Lord from all your tithes you get from the Israelites; and give the Lord’s heave offering to Aaron, the priest.
Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD'S heave offering to Aaron the priest.
From all your gifts, make sure to offer every heave offering to the Lord, like, the best of the best, even the holy part of it.
Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, {even} the hallowed part thereof out of it. {best: Heb. fat}
So tell them this: when you’ve heaved the best from it, it’ll be counted for the Levites as the increase from the threshing floor and what comes from the winepress.
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. {best: Heb. fat}
Y’all can munch on it wherever, you and your crew: it’s your reward for servin’ in the chill spot of the congregation.
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.
Don’t catch any bad vibes from it when you grab the best part: also, don’t mess with the holy stuff of Israel, or it’s game over, no cap.
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.