27:30. All tithes of the land, whether of corn, or of the fruits of trees, are the Lord's, and are sanctified to him.
27:31. And if any man will redeem his tithes, he shall add the fifth part of them.
27:32. Of all the tithes of oxen, and sheep, and goats, that pass under the shepherd's rod, every tenth that cometh shall be sanctified to the Lord.
27:33. It shall not be chosen neither good nor bad, neither shall it be changed for another. If any man change it: both that which was changed, and that for which it was changed, shall be sanctified to the Lord, and shall not be redeemed.
27:34. These are the precepts which the Lord commanded Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai.
THE BOOK OF NUMBERS
This fourth Book of Moses is called NUMBERS, because it begins with the numbering of the people. The Hebrews, from its first words, call it VAIEDABBER. It contains the transactions of the Israelites from the second month of the second year after their going out of Egypt, until the beginning of the eleventh month of the fortieth year; that is, a history almost of thirty-nine years.
Numbers Chapter 1
The children of Israel are numbered: the Levites are designed to serve the tabernacle.
1:1. And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tabernacle of the covenant, the first day of the second month, the second year of their going out of Egypt, saying: