Numbers 18:9

A portion of the most holy offerings reserved from the fire will be yours. From all the offerings they render to Me as most holy offerings, whether grain offerings or sin offerings or guilt offerings, that part belongs to you and your sons.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD addresses Aaron, designating him and his sons as the permanent recipients of designated sacred offerings from the Israelites. This directive occurs within a broader covenantal arrangement establishing priestly provisions and ritual responsibilities.

The words — The Hebrew phrase מִן־ הָאֵשׁ (min-hā’ēš) literally translates to "from the fire," specifying the portion of offerings reserved after burning. The verb יִהְיֶ֥ה (yihyeh) declares that this reserved portion "will belong" exclusively to the priestly line.

The thread — This allocation of sacrificial portions parallels Levitical laws detailing priestly rights to sin, guilt, and grain offerings (Leviticus 6:25; Leviticus 7:7; Leviticus 14:13). The consistent pattern establishes a unified statutory framework for temple service across the Pentateuch.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition of the priestly portion as a non-negotiable statutory allocation rather than a discretionary gift. Readers must acknowledge that sacred service requires material provision tied directly to ritual participation.

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The Hebrew words

זֶֽה־zeh-this יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will belongלְךָ֛le./Khato <the>/ youמִקֹּ֥דֶשׁmi./Ko.deshfrom/ [the] holy thing of הַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםha./ko.da.Shimthe/ holy things מִן־min-from הָאֵ֑שׁha./'Eshthe/ fire כָּל־kol-every קָ֠רְבָּנָםKa.re.ba.no/moffering/ their לְֽכָל־le./kholto/ every מִנְחָתָ֞םmin.cha.Ta/mgrain offering/ their וּלְכָל־u./le./khol-and/ to/ every חַטָּאתָ֗םcha.ta.Ta/msin offering/ their וּלְכָל־u./le./khol-and/ to/ every אֲשָׁמָם֙'a.sha.Ma/mguilt offering/ their אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich יָשִׁ֣יבוּya.Shi.vuthey will give backלִ֔יL/ito <the>/ meקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.desh[will be] a holy thing of קָֽדָשִׁ֥יםka.da.Shimholy thingsלְךָ֛le./Khafor <the>/ youה֖וּאhu'it וּלְבָנֶֽיךָ׃u./le./va.Nei./khaand/ for/ sons/ your

King James Version

This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.

Cross-references

Leviticus 7:7 The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.
Leviticus 14:13 Then he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy.
Leviticus 6:25 “Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy.
Leviticus 4:22 When a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God, he incurs guilt.
Leviticus 4:27 And if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt.
Leviticus 5:1 “If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
Leviticus 2:1 “When anyone brings a grain offering to the LORD, his offering must consist of fine flour. He is to pour olive oil on it, put frankincense on it,
Leviticus 5:6 and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.
Leviticus 7:1 “Now this is the law of the guilt offering, which is most holy:
Leviticus 10:12 And Moses said to Aaron and his remaining sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, “Take the grain offering that remains from the food offerings to the LORD and eat it without leaven beside the altar, because it is most holy.