24. because I have given to them as their possession the tithe which the Israelites present to me as a special contribution. That is why I told them that they would have no permanent property in Israel.”
25. The Lord commanded Moses
26. to say to the Levites: “When you receive from the Israelites the tithe that the Lord gives you as your possession, you must present a tenth of it as a special contribution to the Lord.
27. This special contribution will be considered as the equivalent of the offering which the farmer makes of new corn and new wine.