Numbers 18:30
Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress.
Cross-references
Numbers 18:27
Parallel
Numbers 18:27 establishes the same principle: the Levites' contribution is counted as produce, identical in context.
Numbers 18:28
Parallel
Numbers 18:28 commands presenting a contribution from tithes to Aaron, which this verse then clarifies as offering the best first.
Proverbs 3:9
Related theme
Proverbs 3:9 echoes the same principle: honor God with firstfruits of produce, directly paralleling giving the best.
Malachi 1:8
Contrast
Malachi 1:8 condemns offering blemished animals, contrasting the call here to give the best — a direct opposite.
Nehemiah 10:39
Historical context
Nehemiah 10:39 describes the post-exilic practice of bringing tithes to the temple, applying the same law of Levitical provision.