וְלִבְנֵ֣י לֵוִ֔י הִנֵּ֥ה נָתַ֛תִּי כָּל־מַֽעֲשֵׂ֥ר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְנַחֲלָ֑ה חֵ֤לֶף עֲבֹֽדָתָם֙ אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣ם עֹֽבְדִ֔ים אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֖ת אֹ֥הֶל מוֹעֵֽד׃
Adapun kepada anak-anak Lewi, sesungguhnya Aku telah memberikan segala persepuluhan di Israel sebagai milik pusaka, sebagai imbalan atas pekerjaan yang mereka lakukan, yaitu pekerjaan Kemah Pertemuan.
Mishneh Torah, Gifts to the Poor
And this is the system of gift-offerings and tithes: After one has harvested the seeds of the earth or gathered the fruit of the trees and has completed one's labor, one must separate out one-fiftieth, and this is called the terumah gedolah [the "great gift-offering"], and one gives it to a priest. About this it is said in the Torah, (Deut. 18:4) You shall also give him the first fruits of your new grain and wine and oil. Afterwards, one separates from the remainder one-tenth, and this is called ma'asér rishon [the "first tithe"], and one gives it to a Levite. About this it is said in the Torah, (Num. 18:24) For it is the tithes set aside by the Israelites [as a gift to the LORD hat I give to the Levites as their share], and (Num. 18:21) To the Levites I hereby give all the tithes in Israel.