Numbers 18:19

All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and to thy seed with thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
offerings	תְּרוּמֹ֣ת te.ru.Mot	H8641	a present (as offered up) · noun, common feminine plural construct
things	הַקֳּדָשִׁ֗ים ha.ko.da.Shim	H6944	a sacred place or thing · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
children	בְנֵֽי ve.nei-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
offer	יָרִ֥ימוּ ya.Ri.mu	H7311	to be high actively · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
LORD	לַֽיהוָה֒ la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
given	נָתַ֣תִּֽי na.Ta.ti	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
sons	וּלְבָנֶ֧יךָ u.le.va.Nei.kha	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
daughters	וְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָ ve.liv.no.Tei.kha	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
statute	לְחָק le.chok-	H2706	an enactment · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
ever	עוֹלָ֑ם o.Lam	H5769	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
covenant	בְּרִית֩ be.Rit	H1285	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of fl… · noun, common feminine singular construct
salt	מֶ֨לַח Me.lach	H4417	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
ever	עוֹלָ֥ם o.Lam	H5769	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
before	לִפְנֵ֣י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֔ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
seed	וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֥ u.le.zar.'a.Kha	H2233	seed · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 13:5 Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant o…
Leviticus 2:13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lac…
Numbers 18:11 And 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…
Leviticus 7:14 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation for an heave offering unto the LORD, and it shall be the priest’s that sprinkleth the…
Numbers 15:19-21 Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the LORD.
Numbers 18:8 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children…
Numbers 31:29 Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of the LORD.
Numbers 31:41 And Moses gave the tribute, which was the LORD’s heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 18:8-19

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; they shall dwell in the land, and verily they shall be fed, and shall not want any good thing. Godliness has the promise of the life that now is. And from this plentiful provision here made for the priests the apostle infers that it is the duty of Christian churches to maintain their ministers; those that served at the altar lived upon the altar. So those that preach the gospel should live upon the gospel, and live comforta…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 18:19

it is a covenant of salt--that is, a perpetual ordinance. This figurative form of expression was evidently founded on the conservative property of salt, which keeps meat from corruption; and hence it became an emblem of inviolability and permanence. It is a common phrase among Oriental people, who consider the eating of salt a pledge of fidelity, binding them in a covenant of friendship. Hence the partaking of the altar meats, which were appropriated to the priests on condition of their services and of which salt formed a necessary accompaniment, was naturally called "a covenant of salt" (Lev 2:13).

John Gill on Numbers 18:19

All the heave offerings of the holy things,.... All before mentioned, and whatsoever comes under that name: which the children of Israel offer unto the Lord; either by his commandment, or of their own freewill: have I given thee, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: so providing for their maintenance by an irrepealable law as long as their priesthood lasted, even until the Messiah should come: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the Lord unto thee, and thy seed with thee: an incorruptible, inviolable, durable covenant, which should last for ever, even until the Gospel dispensation or world to come should take place; and it would remain ever before the Lor…

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Dictionary and topics

Alliance — A treaty between nations, or between individuals, for their mutual advantage. Abraham formed an alliance with some of the Canaanitish princes (Gen. 14:13), also with Abimelech (21:22-32). Joshua and…
Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Priest — The Heb. kohen, Gr. hierus, Lat. sacerdos, always denote one who offers sacrifices. At first every man was his own priest, and presented his own sacrifices before God. Afterwards that office devolved…
Salt — Used to season food (Job 6:6), and mixed with the fodder of cattle (Isa. 30:24, “clean;” in marg. of R.V. “salted”). All meat-offerings were seasoned with salt (Lev. 2:13). To eat salt with one is to…
Contracts · With salt — With salt
Covenant · By salting — By salting
Covenants · Salt a sign of perpetuity in — Salt a sign of perpetuity in
Salt · Used in ratifying covenants — Used in ratifying covenants
Symbols And Similitudes · Salt — Salt

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 18:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 18:8-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 18:19

John Gill on Numbers 18:19

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 18:19

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 18:8-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 18:19

John Gill on Numbers 18:19

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 18:8-19

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 18:19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 18:19

Rashi on Numbers 18:19