Tanach
Bamidbar 18:21-24 במדבר י״ח:כ״א-כ״ד
Part of: KorachKorach, Aliyah 7Chapter 18
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וְלִבְנֵי לֵוִי הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי כׇּל־מַֽעֲשֵׂר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל לְנַחֲלָה חֵלֶף עֲבֹֽדָתָם אֲשֶׁר־הֵם עֹֽבְדִים אֶת־עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃
Behold, I have given to the sons of Levi all the tithes in Israel for an inheritance in return for their service which they perform—the service of the Tent of Meeting.
Behold, I have given to the sons of Levi all the tithes in Israel for an inheritance in return for their service which they perform—the service of the Tent of Meeting.
וְלֹא־יִקְרְבוּ עוֹד בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לָשֵׂאת חֵטְא לָמֽוּת׃
Bnei Yisroel shall no longer approach the Tent of Meeting, to become guilty and die.
Bnei Yisroel shall no longer approach the Tent of Meeting, to become guilty and die.
וְעָבַד הַלֵּוִי הוּא אֶת־עֲבֹדַת אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְהֵם יִשְׂאוּ עֲוֺנָם חֻקַּת עוֹלָם לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶם וּבְתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יִנְחֲלוּ נַחֲלָֽה׃
The Levi[tes]—[they] shall perform the service of the Tent of Meeting and they will bear their guilt; it is an everlasting decree—throughout your generations—among Bnei Yisroel they (the Levites) shall have no inheritance.
The Levi[tes]—[they] shall perform the service of the Tent of Meeting and they will bear their guilt; it is an everlasting decree—throughout your generations—among Bnei Yisroel they (the Levites) shall have no inheritance.
Rashi
כִּי אֶת־מַעְשַׂר בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יָרִימוּ לַֽיהֹוָה תְּרוּמָה נָתַתִּי לַלְוִיִּם לְנַחֲלָה עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי לָהֶם בְּתוֹךְ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יִנְחֲלוּ נַחֲלָֽה׃ {פ}
For the tithe of Bnei Yisroel which they must set aside to Adonoy as a terumah-gift I gave to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore, I told them: ‘among Bnei Yisroel they shall have no inheritance.’”
For the tithe of Bnei Yisroel which they must set aside to Adonoy as a terumah-gift I gave to the Levites as an inheritance; therefore, I told them: ‘among Bnei Yisroel they shall have no inheritance.’”
Rashi
אשר ירימו לה' תרומה. הַכָּתוּב קְרָאוֹ תְּרוּמָה עַד שֶׁיַּפְרִישׁ מִמֶּנּוּ תְּרוּמַת מַעֲשֵׂר:
Which they must set aside to Adonoy as a terumah-gift. Scripture calls it “a terumah-gift” until he separates the terumah of the tithe from it.
והם. הַלְוִיִּם — יִשְׂאוּ עֲוֹנָם שֶׁל יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁעֲלֵיהֶם לְהַזְהִיר הַזָּרִים מִגֶּשֶׁת אֲלֵיהֶם:
They. The Levites will bear the sins of the Israelites, since it is incumbent upon them to warn unauthorized persons against approaching them.