Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.

Bible References

They shall

Exodus 22:29
"Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.
Leviticus 27:10
He must not replace or exchange it, good for bad or bad for good, and if he does indeed exchange one animal for another animal, then both the original animal and its substitute will be holy.

For

Ezekiel 48:12
It will be their portion from the allotment of the land, a most holy place, next to the border of the Levites.
Leviticus 23:20
and the priest is to wave them -- the two lambs -- along with the bread of the first fruits, as a wave offering before the Lord; they will be holy to the Lord for the priest.
Leviticus 27:9
"'If what is vowed is a kind of animal from which an offering may be presented to the Lord, anything which he gives to the Lord from this kind of animal will be holy.
Malachi 3:8
Can a person rob God? You indeed are robbing me, but you say, 'How are we robbing you?' In tithes and contributions!

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