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.

And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.

And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. {offering: or, heave offering}

Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things.

Now consider how great this man {was}, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

Take {it} of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, {for} an heave offering of the LORD.

Nor scrip for {your} journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his meat. {staves: Gr. a staff}

Or saith he {it} altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, {this} is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, payed tithes in Abraham.

And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it {is} an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, {even} their heave offering unto the LORD.

And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation {for} an heave offering unto the LORD, {and} it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings.

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.