Numbers 18:21-24 to Leviticus 27:30-33

OT Text Referred to: Leviticus 27:30-33

Subject: tithe as holy property given to Levites

Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Reference Type: Allusion

Connection Method(s): None

Significance: Leviticus 27:30-33 establishes the tithe as intrinsically קֹדֶשׁ לַיהוָה (qodesh la-YHWH, "holy to the LORD"), covering both agricultural produce and livestock. The passage specifies that the animal tithe must not be substituted or exchanged -- "every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd's rod will be holy to the LORD." Numbers 18:21-24 then assigns this holy property to the Levites: the tithes become their inheritance in return for tabernacle service, and in turn the Levites must tithe their tithe to the priests (Num 18:26). Together these texts create the full tithing system: Leviticus declares the tithe's sacred status, Numbers establishes its administration and the chain of redistribution from people to Levites to priests.

Merged from reverse-direction file

Consolidated 2026-06-09 per the later-text → earlier-text canonical-direction ruling (Full Corpus Audit, Phase 0). The content below is preserved verbatim from the deleted file "Leviticus 27.30-33 to Numbers 18.21-24"; fold unique material into the Significance during the Phase 3 IP audit, then remove this section.

Text: Leviticus 27:30-33

OT Text Referred to: Numbers 18:21-24

Subject: tithe as Levitical inheritance

Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Reference Type: Allusion

Connection Method(s): None

Significance: Leviticus 27:30-33 declares all tithes (מַעֲשַׂר) — from seed, fruit, and livestock — as "holy to the LORD," including the provision that if one wishes to redeem part of the tithe, a twenty percent surcharge must be added. Numbers 18:21-24 specifies the institutional purpose of this tithe: "To the Levites I have given every tithe in Israel as an inheritance, in return for the service they perform at the Tent of Meeting." Numbers further stipulates that the Levites must tithe their tithe — giving a tenth of what they receive to the priests (18:26). Together the texts establish a complete tithing economy: Leviticus defines the tithe's sacred character, and Numbers assigns its institutional destination and creates a secondary tithe-of-the-tithe for priestly support.