Numbers 18:19

All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”

Berean Standard Bible

Follow its threads on the canvas →

Study note

Setting — God addresses Aaron and the priestly line regarding their material provision. The declaration occurs within the broader allocation of priestly portions and offerings in Numbers 18.

The words — תְּרוּמֹת (te.ru.Mot) translates to "contributions," and הַ/קֳּדָשִׁ֗ים (ha./ko.da.Shim) means "holy gifts." These terms specify the sacred resources transferred to the priests.

The thread — The transfer of holy offerings to the priesthood recurs in Numbers 18:11 and 18:18, while the "covenant of salt" motif aligns with Leviticus 2:13’s stipulation for perpetual covenant fidelity.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that priestly sustenance derives directly from God’s provision, not land ownership. It requires readers to accept a permanent, non-negotiable allocation of sacred resources to the priestly line.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.

The Hebrew words

כֹּ֣ל׀kolall תְּרוּמֹ֣תte.ru.Mot[the] contributions of הַקֳּדָשִׁ֗יםha./ko.da.Shimthe/ holy gifts אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich יָרִ֥ימוּya.Ri.muthey will offer up בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElIsrael לַֽיהוָה֒la./Yah.wehto/ Yahweh נָתַ֣תִּֽיna.Ta.tiI giveלְךָ֗le./Khato/ youוּלְבָנֶ֧יךָu./le./va.Nei./khaand/ to/ sons/ your וְלִבְנֹתֶ֛יךָve./li/v.no.Tei./khaand/ to/ daughters/ your אִתְּךָ֖'i.te./Khawith/ you לְחָק־le./chok-to/ a prescribed portion of עוֹלָ֑םo.Lamperpetuity בְּרִית֩be.Rit[is] a covenant of מֶ֨לַחMe.lachsalt of עוֹלָ֥םo.Lamperpetuity הִוא֙hi'it לִפְנֵ֣יli/f.Nei<to>/ before יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehלְךָ֖le./Khato/ youוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֥u./le./zar.'a./Khaand/ to/ offspring/ your אִתָּֽךְ׃'i.Ta/khwith/ you

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 13:5 Do you not know that the LORD, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever by a covenant of salt?
Leviticus 2:13 And you shall season each of your grain offerings with salt. You must not leave the salt of the covenant of your God out of your grain offering; you are to add salt to each of your offerings.
Numbers 18:11 And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. Every ceremonially clean person in your household may eat it.
Leviticus 7:14 From the cakes he must present one portion of each offering as a contribution to the LORD. It belongs to the priest who sprinkles the blood of the peace offering.
Numbers 15:19 and you eat the food of the land, you shall lift up an offering to the LORD.
Numbers 18:8 Then the LORD said to Aaron, “Behold, I have put you in charge of My offerings. As for all the sacred offerings of the Israelites, I have given them to you and your sons as a portion and a permanent statute.
Numbers 31:29 Take it from their half and give it to Eleazar the priest as an offering to the LORD.
Numbers 31:41 Moses gave the tribute to Eleazar the priest as an offering for the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Deuteronomy 12:6 To that place you are to bring your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and heave offerings, your vow offerings and freewill offerings, as well as the firstborn of your herds and flocks.
2 Chronicles 31:4 Moreover, he commanded the people living in Jerusalem to make a contribution for the priests and Levites so that they could devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.