And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
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Gill's Exposition
And the first of all the first fruits of all things, and every oblation, of all of every sort of your oblations shall be the priests,.... Suggesting, that their offerings or contributions, which…
Regulations as to the priests’ services. The garments of the priests are defined and various rules prescribed in the Law are repeated with some additions in order to denote additional care to avoid…
God's priests must be regulars, not seculars; and therefore here are rules laid down for them to govern themselves by and due encouragement given them to live up to those rules. Directions are here…
Cambridge Bible
And the first Or, the best. Cf. Exo 23:19; Exo 34:26; Num 18:13; Deu 18:4.
and every oblation The word sometimes rendered heave offering. Num 15:19; Num 18:19. It means a part taken from a larger…
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