Deuteronomy 18:1-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
Portion of the Levites
18 “(A)The Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel; they shall eat the Lord’s offerings by fire and His [a]portion. 2 (B)They shall have no inheritance among their [b]countrymen; the Lord is their inheritance, as He [c]promised them.
3 “(C)Now this shall be the priests’ due from the people, from those who offer a sacrifice, either an ox or a sheep, of which they shall give to the priest the shoulder and the two cheeks and the stomach. 4 You shall give him the (D)first fruits of your grain, your new wine, and your oil, and the first shearing of your sheep. 5 (E)For the Lord your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes, to (F)stand [d]and serve in the name of the Lord forever.
6 “Now if a Levite comes from any of your [e]towns throughout Israel where he (G)resides, and comes [f]whenever he desires to the place which the Lord chooses, 7 then he shall serve in the name of the Lord his God, like all his fellow Levites who stand there before the Lord. 8 (H)They shall eat [g]equal portions, except what they receive from the sale of their fathers’ estates.
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- Deuteronomy 18:1 Or inheritance
- Deuteronomy 18:2 Lit brothers
- Deuteronomy 18:2 Lit spoke to
- Deuteronomy 18:5 Lit to
- Deuteronomy 18:6 Lit gates
- Deuteronomy 18:6 Lit with all the desire of his soul
- Deuteronomy 18:8 Lit portion like portion
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