Numbers 18:25-32

25The Lord said to Moses,

26‘You must say to the Levites, “You will receive from the Israelites the tithe that I have given to you from them. I have not given any land to you. I have given the tithes to you instead. When you receive those tithes, you must offer one tenth of it to the Lord. That will be a tithe of the tithe.

27This gift will be the same as when a farmer is giving grain or wine to me. It will be special.

28So you will give something to the Lord from the tithes that you receive from the Israelites. You must give that part to Aaron the priest.

29From all the gifts that the people give to you, you must make separate every offering that the Lord should have. The best part of each gift is the part that you must make separate for the Lord.”

30You must say to the Levites, “After you have made the best part of the gift separate for the priests, the other part will belong to the Levites. That will be the grain and the wine that you receive for your food.

31That is what you receive because you take care of the Tent of Meeting. You and your family may eat it anywhere that you choose.

32You will not be guilty when you eat it. That is because you have offered the best part of it to God. But you must do that in the right way. The gifts that you receive from the Israelites are holy. If you do not do the right things with them, you will die.” ’