Catholic Public Domain Version
"so that it may be accounted to you as an oblation of the first-fruits, as much from the threshing floors as from the oil and wine presses. "
— Numbers 18:27, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.”
“And your heave-offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the grain of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the winepress. ”
“Your wave offering shall be reckoned to you, as though it were the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress.”
“And your raised offering will be credited to you as though it were grain from the threshing floor or as new wine from the winepress.”
“That it may be reckoned to you as an oblation of firstfruits, as well of the barnfloors as of the winepresses:”
“And this lifted offering is to be put to your credit as if it was grain from the grain-floor and wine from the vines.”
“And this your heave offering shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshingfloor, and as the fulness of the winepress.”
being content with the oblation of tithes, which I have separated for their uses and necessities.”
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
“Instruct the Levites, and also declare to them: When you will receive, from the sons of Israel, the tithes, which I have given to you, offer their first-fruits to the Lord, that is, the tenth part of a tenth,
so that it may be accounted to you as an oblation of the first-fruits, as much from the threshing floors as from the oil and wine presses.
And offer the first-fruits of everything, from which you receive tithes, to the Lord, and give them to Aaron the priest.
Everything which you shall offer from the tithes, and which you shall separate as gifts to the Lord, shall be the finest and most select.
And you shall say to them: ‘If you offer the noble and the better of the tithes, it shall be accounted to you as if you had given from the first-fruits of the threshing floor and of the oil and wine presses.’