³ They took from Moses’s presence all the contributions that the Israelites had brought for the task of making the sanctuary. Meanwhile, the people continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning.

¹² If the priest’s daughter is married to a man outside a priest’s family,^[a] she is not to eat from the holy contributions.^[b]

¹⁹ “I give to you and to your sons and daughters all the holy contributions that the Israelites present to the Lord as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt^(A) before the Lord for you as well as your offspring.”

⁶ You are to bring there your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tenths and personal contributions,^[a] your vow offerings and freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks.

¹¹ then the Lord your God will choose the place to have his name dwell.^(A) Bring there everything I command you: your burnt offerings, sacrifices, offerings of the tenth, personal contributions,^[a] and all your choice offerings you vow to the Lord.

¹⁷ Within your city gates you may not eat the tenth of your grain, new wine, or fresh oil; the firstborn of your herd or flock; any of your vow offerings that you pledge; your freewill offerings; or your personal contributions.^[a]

³⁹ For the Israelites and the Levites are to bring the contributions of grain, new wine, and fresh oil to the storerooms where the articles of the sanctuary are kept^(A) and where the priests who minister are, along with the gatekeepers and singers. We will not neglect the house of our God.^(B)

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⁴⁴ On that same day men were placed in charge of the rooms^(A) that housed the supplies, contributions, firstfruits, and tenths.^(B) The legally required portions for the priests and Levites^(C) were gathered from the village fields, because Judah was grateful to the priests and Levites who were serving.^(D)

⁵ and had prepared a large room for him where they had previously stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the articles, and the tenths of grain, new wine, and fresh oil^(A) prescribed for the Levites, singers, and gatekeepers, along with the contributions for the priests.^(B)

⁴⁰ For on my holy mountain, Israel’s high mountain—the declaration of the Lord God—there the entire house of Israel, all of them,^(A) will serve me in the land. There I will accept them and will require your contributions and choicest gifts,^(B) all your holy offerings.