¶ Also when a Levite shall come out of any of thy cities of all Israel, where he remained, and come with [a]all the desire of his heart unto the place, which the Lord shall choose,

He shall then minister in the Name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Levites, which remain there before the Lord.

They shall have like portions to eat [b]beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 18:6 Meaning, to serve God unfainedly, and not to seek ease.
  2. Deuteronomy 18:8 Not constrained to live of himself.

If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he is living, and comes in all earnestness to the place the Lord will choose,(A) he may minister in the name(B) of the Lord his God like all his fellow Levites who serve there in the presence of the Lord. He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.(C)

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