Numbers 18:9
This shall be thine of the most holy things, reserved from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons.
Cross-references
Numbers 18:8 introduces the priestly portion from all consecrated things; verse 9 then specifies the most holy offerings.
Numbers 5:9 states generally that holy contributions brought to the priest become his, echoing the principle of priestly portion.
Leviticus 2:3 explicitly states that the rest of the grain offering is for Aaron and his sons, directly matching the priestly portion in Numbers 18:9.
Leviticus 14:13 confirms the guilt offering is the priest's and most holy—identical to the principle in Numbers 18:9, applied to leper cleansing.
Leviticus 10:17 rebukes the priests for not eating the sin offering, which Numbers 18:9 says is most holy and given to them to bear the congregation's iniquity.
Leviticus 10:13 confirms the grain offering is the priests' due and must be eaten in a holy place, exactly as Numbers 18:9 prescribes.
Leviticus 10:12 instructs Aaron and his sons to eat the remaining grain offering as most holy, reinforcing the priestly portion from Numbers 18:9.
Leviticus 7:7 states the guilt offering belongs to the officiating priest, reinforcing the priestly portion rule in Numbers 18:9.
Leviticus 7:1 declares the guilt offering 'most holy', directly echoing the same classification for these offerings in Numbers 18:9.
Leviticus 6:26 specifies that the priest who offers the sin offering shall eat it, directly fulfilling the priestly entitlement stated in Numbers 18:9.
Leviticus 6:25 declares the sin offering most holy, confirming the same status that Numbers 18:9 gives to it as the priests' portion.
Leviticus 2:2 describes the grain offering procedure, which Numbers 18:9 lists as a most holy portion reserved for the priests.
Leviticus 7:6 says the guilt offering may be eaten by male priests in a holy place, echoing the priestly entitlement in Numbers 18:9.
Leviticus 6:17 explicitly calls the grain offering 'most holy' and a priestly portion—directly reinforcing Numbers 18:9's classification.
Leviticus 21:22 clarifies that priests with blemishes may still eat the most holy offerings, affirming the same category of food.
Leviticus 22:4 restricts priests from eating holy things when unclean, adding a condition to the permission in Numbers 18:9.
Deuteronomy 18:1 reiterates that the priests' inheritance is the offerings, including the most holy, as their portion.
2 Kings 12:16 records that guilt and sin offerings belonged to the priests, showing historical practice of Numbers 18:9.
Ezra 2:63 withholds most holy food from those without proven lineage, enforcing the purity requirement from Numbers 18:9.
Ezekiel 42:13 explicitly names grain, sin, and guilt offerings as most holy food for priests in the temple chambers.
Ezekiel 44:29 repeats that priests eat grain, sin, and guilt offerings, directly paralleling Numbers 18:9.
Leviticus 6:16 commands Aaron and his sons eat the remaining grain offering in a holy place, matching the priestly portion for grain offerings in Numbers 18:9.
Leviticus 7:9 specifies that grain offerings baked in ovens or pans belong to the offering priest—consistent with the grain offering portion in Numbers 18:9.