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Numbers 5:9
9“Every contribution from all the sacred things that Bnei-Yisrael brings to the kohen will belong to him.
Numbers 5:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his.
- New International Version (NIV)All the sacred contributions the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And every contribution, all the holy donations of the people of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring to the priest, shall be his.
Context of Numbers 5:9
7That person is to confess the sin he has committed, make full restitution for his wrong, add one fifth to it and give it to the one he wronged. 8But if that person has no close relative to whom to pay the restitution, the restitution belongs to Adonai. It is to be given to the kohen along with the ram of atonement with which he is to make atonement for him. “Every contribution from all the sacred things that Bnei-Yisrael brings to the kohen will belong to him. 10Each one’s sacred holy gifts are his own, but whatever each man gives to the kohen belongs to that kohen.” 11Adonai spoke to Moses saying,
Read all of Numbers 5Numbers 5:9 word by word
וְכָל־תְּרוּמָ֞ה לְכָל־קָדְשֵׁ֧י בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־יַקְרִ֥יבוּ לַכֹּהֵ֖ן ל֥וֹ יִהְיֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Numbers 5:9
- Numbers 18:8Adonai then said to Aaron, “See, I have given you charge over all My offerings. All the sacred things from Bnei-Yisrael I have given to you as set aside for you and your sons as a permanent share.
- Exodus 29:28It is to belong to Aaron and his sons as their due share forever from Bnei-Yisrael, because it is a contribution. It is to be a contribution from Bnei-Yisrael from their sacrifices of fellowship offerings, their contribution to Adonai.
- Leviticus 6:17Adonai spoke to Moses, saying:
- Leviticus 7:6Every male among the kohanim may eat it. It is to be eaten in a holy place—it is most holy.
- Leviticus 10:13You are to eat it in a holy place, because it is your portion and your sons’ portion of the offerings of Adonai made by fire. For so I have been commanded.
- Leviticus 22:2“Tell Aaron and his sons to separate themselves from the holy things of Bnei-Yisrael, which they consecrate to Me, so that they would not profane My holy Name. I am Adonai.
- Deuteronomy 18:3So this will be the share due to the kohanim from the people—from those who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or sheep, they are to give the kohen the shoulder, two cheeks, and the stomach.
- Ezekiel 44:29They will eat the grain offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering. Every devoted thing in Israel will be theirs.
- Malachi 3:8“Will a man rob God? For you are robbing Me!” But you say: “How have we robbed You?” “In the tithe and the offering.
- 1 Corinthians 9:7What soldier ever serves at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink its milk?
Commentaries on Numbers 5:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 The law of restitution: a passage supplementary to Leviticus 5:5, etc., Leviticus 6:5, etc. Numbers 5:7 Recompense his trespass - i. e. make restitution to the person whom he has injured. Numbers 5:8 Whereby an atonement shall be made for him - literally, “which shall clear him of guilt as to it,” i. e. as to the trespass. Numbers 5:10 And every man‘s hallowed things shall be his - i. e. the priest‘s. The heave offerings Numbers 5:9 and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10Priests partially supported their families by receiving a share of the sacrifices. Sometimes, they could sell extra sacrifices to fund the priesthood, maintain the sanctuary, and help with other religious needs (see 1 Corinthians 8:4–13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. every offering ... shall be his--Whatever was given in this way, or otherwise, as by freewill offerings, irrevocably belonged to the priest.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Numbers 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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