All the tithe of the herds or the flocks, whatever passes under the rod, the tenth shall be holy to the LORD.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 32. Rod; on which was some red colouring, to mark the tenth animal as it passed through a narrow gate. If it was proper for sacrifice, its blood was poured out around the altar, and its flesh was returned to the giver. If it could not be offered in sacrifice, it was slain. The priest received none of the victim, no more than the paschal lamb. Outram, sac. i. 11. But a feast was made of flesh for the person’s friends, and he gave a portion to the poor and to the Levites.—The Lord, as a sacrifice of thanksgiving, in which the greatest part of the victim is consumed by the person who offers it. The priests have but a small share. Calmet. 3. Calmet.