That Law decreed that a tenth of the produce of the land and fruit trees and a tenth of the increase of the herds be given to the tribe of Levi in support of their services at the tabernacle. ​ — Leviticus 27: 30, 32; Numbers 18: 21, 24.
See Seadus ütles, et seemne ja puude viljast ja karjast tuleb maksta leviitidele kümnist, et toetada nende teenistust kogudusetelgis.