But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations, that among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.
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Gill's Exposition
But the tithe of the children of Israel,.... The tenth of the produce of their land, as before:
which they offer as an heave offering unto the Lord: by way of gratitude to him for giving them the…
Barnes' Notes
Bear their iniquity - The words probably refer to the iniquity of the people; who would, had they approached the tabernacle have fallen, from their proneness to transgress, into overt acts of offence.…
Here is a further account of the provision that was made both for the Levites and for the priests, out of the country.
I. They must have no inheritance in the land; only cities to dwell in were…
The Levites" dues. These consisted in tithe levied on agricultural produce only (cf. Num 18:18; Num 18:18).
This was similarly assigned to the Levitical priests in the earlier law contained in Deu…