Teks -- Numbers 18:9 (NET)

18:9 Of all the most holy offerings reserved from the fire this will be yours: Every offering of theirs, whether from every grain offering or from every purification offering or from every reparation offering which they bring to me, will be most holy for you and for your sons.

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Wesley: Num 18:9 - Most holy

Such as were to be eaten only by the priests, and that in the sanctuary.

Wesley: Num 18:9 - Reserved

That is, such sacrifices or parts of sacrifices as were not burnt in the fire.

Wesley: Num 18:9 - Render unto me

By way of compensation for a trespass committed against me, in which case a ram was to be offered, which was a most holy thing, and may be particularly designed here.

JFB: Num 18:8-13 - the Lord spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of my heave offerings

A recapitulation is made in this passage of certain perquisites specially appropriated to the maintenance of the priests. They were parts of the votive and freewill offerings, including both meat and bread, wine and oil, and the first-fruits, which formed a large and valuable item.

Calvin: Num 18:9 - This shall be thine

9.This shall be thine He enumerates certain kinds of sacrifices which He desired to come to the share of the priests; viz., all the residue of the burnt-offerings; secondly, the minha, or meat-offering; thirdly, what was consecrated of the sin and trespass-offerings; although the following clause, “which they shall restore unto me,” seems to be added by way of restriction, as if it only designated those sacrifices of which mention will be elsewhere made, ²⁰⁹ and by which they purged themselves from the guilt of theft, unless it may perhaps be preferred to read it as if to the sin and trespass-offerings this third were added, wherein people restored what did not belong to them, that they might be freed from the guilt of theft. After this He adds the free gifts, which the children of Israel vowed, and the first-fruits of oil, as well as of wine and corn. But this distinction was laid down, that God might more surely prevent jealousy and ill-will; for if there had been any ambiguity, many disputes would have straightway arisen, and thus the reverence due to sacred things would have been impaired. At the same time, however, God prescribes to the priests, that none but males should eat of the burnt-offerings, and nowhere else but in the sanctuary; for there would have been danger (as we said before) that the dignity of these holy offerings would have been lessened, if they had been carried away to private houses and mixed with ordinary meats; besides, God was unwilling to indulge the priests in sumptuous living, but by the very sight of the sanctuary induced them to be frugal and sober in their repasts. For this was a kind of military discipline to encourage abstinence, that they should go away from their wife and family to take their meal. But whatever was offered as a vow, and the first-fruits, He allows to be eaten of by the women, and in their houses, provided only that no unclean person should touch what had once been sacred.

TSK: Num 18:9 - every meat // every sin // every trespass

every meat : Lev 2:2, Lev 2:3, Lev 10:12, Lev 10:13

every sin : Lev 4:22, Lev 4:27, Lev 6:25, Lev 6:26, Lev 10:17

every trespass : Lev 5:1, Lev 5:6, Lev 7:1, Lev 7:7, Lev 10:12, Lev 14:13

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Poole: Num 18:9 - The most holy things // Reserved from the fire // Every oblation // Which they shalt render unto me // Shall be most holy

The most holy things such as were to be eaten only by the priests, and that in the sanctuary. How these differ from the holy things , see on Lev 6:17 .

Reserved from the fire i.e. such sacrifices or such parts of sacrifices as were not burnt in the fire.

Every oblation which may be understood either,

1. Of the wave-loaves, Lev 23:17 , and the shew-bread, which were most holy things , Lev 23:20 24:9 , and which did belong to the priest; nor was there any other such oblation besides what is here particularly expressed; for the peace-offerings were not most holy, and the burnt-offerings were not the priest’ s. Or,

2. Of oblations in general; and so the following particulars are mentioned by way of explication and restriction of that general word, to show what oblations are here meant, and to exclude peace-offerings and burnt-offerings.

Which they shalt render unto me by way of compensation for a trespass committed against me, in which case a ram was to be offered, Lev 6:2,6 , which was a most holy thing, and may be particularly designed here.

Shall be most holy thou shalt esteem it a most holy thing, and shalt use it accordingly, in manner following. Or, these are most holy , and therefore shall be

for thee, and for thy sons to wit, exclusively, none else may eat them.

Haydock: Num 18:9 - And are

And are. Hebrew, "This shall be thine, of the most holy things, from the fire." Some parts of the victims for sin and of the libations were to be consumed, while the rest was given to the priests. These libations were not properly styled holy of holies, (which were to be eaten only in the holy place, by those who were in actual service) no more than the peace-offerings were, of which even women might partake, ver. 11, 12., and Leviticus x. 14.

Gill: Num 18:9 - This shall be thine of the most holy things // reserved from the fire // every oblation of theirs // every meat offering of theirs // 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

This shall be thine of the most holy things,.... For, as observed, there were some lighter and lesser holy things or sacrifices, and others superlatively so: and those are begun with, such as were

reserved from the fire; those parts of sacrifices which were not burnt with fire on the altar of burnt offerings:

every oblation of theirs; which is a general word, including various offerings, the particulars follow:

every meat offering of theirs: or bread offering, for they were made of fine flour and oil, and burnt on the altar, the remainder of which was eaten by Aaron and his sons, Lev 6:14,

every sin offering of theirs; which was offered to make atonement for sin, which also belonged to the priests and their sons, excepting such whose blood was carried into the most holy place, Lev 6:25,

and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me; which was offered for a trespass committed; what remained of this also, when burnt on the altar, was eaten by the priest and his sons, Lev 7:5; and this sacrifice was a ram, when a trespass was committed, either in the holy things of the Lord, or in wrongs done to men, Lev 5:15; Jarchi interprets it of an offering for a trespass committed by rapine or violence to a stranger: these, all of them, it is added:

shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons; for their use, and for theirs only.