- the portion:
- "Beside¹¹ their genealogyª° of males,ª from threeª yearsª oldª¹ and upward,ª [even] unto every one¹ that enterethª° into the houseª of the LORD,ª his dailyª portionª for their serviceª in their chargesª according to their courses;ª" {2Ch 31:16} + "And all¹ the titheª of the land,ª [whether] of the seedª¹ of the land,ª [or] of the fruitª¹ of the tree,ª [is] the LORD'S:ª [it is] holyª unto the LORD.ª ... He shall not¹ searchª° whether¹ it be goodª or bad,ª neither¹ shall he changeª° it: and if¹ he change²° it at all,ª° then both it¹ and the changeª thereof shall be¹ holy;ª it shall not¹ be redeemed.ª°" {Lev 27:30-33} + "And the LORDª spakeª° unto¹ Aaron,ª Behold,¹ I¹ also have givenª° thee¹ the chargeª of mine heave offeringsª of all¹ the hallowed thingsª of the childrenª of Israel;ª unto thee have I givenª° them by reason of the anointing,ª and to thy sons,ª by an ordinanceª for ever.ª ... And, behold,¹ I have givenª° the childrenª of Leviª all¹ the tenthª in Israelª for an inheritance,ª forª their serviceª which¹ they¹ serve,ª° [even]¹ the serviceª of the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {Num 18:8-21} + "Thus speakª° unto¹ the Levites,ª and sayª° unto¹ them, When¹ ye takeª° of¹¹ the childrenª of Israelª¹ the tithesª which¹ I have givenª° you from¹¹ them for your inheritance,ª then ye shall offer²° up¹ an heave offeringª of¹ it for the LORD,ª [even] a tenthª [part] of¹ the tithe.ª ... Thus¹ ye¹ also¹ shall offerª° an heave offeringª unto the LORDª of all¹¹ your tithes,ª which¹ ye receiveª° of¹¹ the childrenª of Israel;ª and ye shall giveª° thereof¹¹ the LORD'Sª heave offeringª to Aaronª the priest.ª" {Num 18:26-28} + "Will a manª robª° God?ª Yet¹ ye¹ have robbedª° me. But ye say,ª° Wherein¹ have we robbedª° thee? In tithesª and offerings.ª ... Bringª° ye¹ all¹ the tithesª into¹ the storehouse,ª¹ that there may be¹ meatª in mine house,ª and proveª° me now¹ herewith,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª if¹ I will not¹ openª° you¹ the windowsª of heaven,ª and pour you outª° a blessing,ª that¹ [there shall] not¹ [be room] enoughª [to receive it]." {Mal 3:8-10}
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