37 Also, the firstfruits of our coarse meal+ and our contributions+ and the fruitage of every sort of tree,+ new wine+ and oil+ we should bring to the priests to the dining halls+ of the house of our God, also the tenth* from our soil to the Levites,+ as they, the Levites, are the ones receiving a tenth in all our agricultural cities.

47 And all Israel during the days of Ze·rubʹba·bel+ and during the days of Ne·he·miʹah+ were giving the portions of the singers+ and of the gatekeepers+ according to the daily need* and were sanctifying [them] to the Levites;+ and the Levites were sanctifying [them] to the sons of Aaron.

8 “Will earthling man* rob God?* But YOU are robbing me.”

And YOU have said: “In what way have we robbed you?”

“In the tenth parts* and in the contributions.