All the tithe of herd or flock, everything which passes under the rod, the tenth one will be holy to the Lord. ¹ 

Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, ¹  the curtain, and all their service. ² 

You must expel both men and women; you must put them outside the camp, so that ¹  they will not defile their camps, among which I live.”

But to the Kohathites he gave none, because the service of the holy things, which they carried ¹  on their shoulders, was their responsibility. ² 

So Aaron said to Moses, “O my lord, ¹  please do not hold this sin against us, in which we have acted foolishly and have sinned!

“Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you enter the land where you are to live, ¹  which I am giving you, ² 

And the staff of the man whom I choose will blossom; so I will rid myself of the complaints of the Israelites, which they murmur against you.”

See, I have given the Levites all the tithes in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they perform – the service of the tent of meeting.

and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the country of Moab, near the top of Pisgah, which overlooks the wilderness. ¹ 

We have overpowered them; ¹  Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon. We have shattered them as far as Nophah, which ²  reaches to Medeba.”

“And if she marries a husband while under a vow, ¹  or she uttered ²  anything impulsively by which she has pledged herself,

So Moses gave the tribute, which was the Lord’s raised offering, to Eleazar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Why do you frustrate the intent ¹  of the Israelites to cross over into the land which the Lord has given them?

They traveled from Etham, and turned again to Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-Zephon; and they camped before Migdal.

Thus they will have towns in which to live, and their grazing lands will be for their cattle, for their possessions, and for all their animals.

you must then designate some towns as towns of refuge for you, to which a person who has killed someone unintentionally may flee.

Therefore do not defile the land that you will inhabit, in which I live, for I the Lord live among the Israelites.”

Then I said to you, “You have come to the Amorite hill country which the Lord our God is about to give ¹  us.

But your wives, children, and livestock (of which I know you have many) may remain in the cities I have given you.

From heaven he spoke to you in order to teach you, and on earth he showed you his great fire from which you also heard his words. ¹