Numbers 18:26-32

New International Version

²⁶ “Speak to the Levites and say to them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give you^(A) as your inheritance, you must present a tenth of that tithe as the Lord’s offering.^{(B) 27} Your offering will be reckoned^(C) to you as grain from the threshing floor^(D) or juice from the winepress.^{(E) 28} In this way you also will present an offering to the Lord from all the tithes^(F) you receive from the Israelites. From these tithes you must give the Lord’s portion to Aaron the priest. ²⁹ You must present as the Lord’s portion the best and holiest part of everything given to you.’

³⁰ “Say to the Levites: ‘When you present the best part, it will be reckoned to you as the product of the threshing floor or the winepress.^{(G) 31} You and your households may eat the rest of it anywhere, for it is your wages for your work at the tent of meeting.^{(H) 32} By presenting the best part^(I) of it you will not be guilty in this matter;^(J) then you will not defile the holy offerings^(K) of the Israelites, and you will not die.’”