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Numbers 18:12 KJV
Numbers · chapter 18 · verse 12
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.Numbers 18:12 · King James Version
Numbers 18:12 in context
10In the most holy place shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.
11And 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.
12All 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.
13And 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.
14Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- firstfruitsrêʼshîyththe first, in place, time, order or rankH7225 →
- wheatdâgânproperly, increaseH1715 →
- offernâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- bestchelebfat, whether literally or figurativelyH2459 →
- winetîyrôwshmust or fresh grape-juiceH8492 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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The priest's service is called a warfare; and who goes a warfare at his own charges? As they were well employed, so they were well provided for, and well paid. None shall serve God for nought. All believers are spiritual priests, and God has promised to take care of them;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-19