18 “And there shall not be for the Levitical priests, the whole tribe of Levi, a plot of ground and an inheritance with Israel, rather they may eat an offering made by fire as their inheritance,^[a] for Yahweh. ² And there shall not be for them^[b] an inheritance of land in the midst of his brothers; rather Yahweh is his inheritance, just as he promised^[c] to them.^[d]

³ Now this shall be the share of the priest from the people, from those who sacrifice the sacrifice,^[e] whether it is an ox, sheep, or goat, and they shall give the priest the shoulder and the jawbones and the stomach. ⁴ The firstfruits^[f] of your grain, your wine, and your olive oil and the firstfruits^[g] of the fleece of your sheep you shall give to him. ⁵ For Yahweh your God has chosen him from among all your tribes to stand to minister in the name of Yahweh, he and his sons forever.^[h]

⁶ And if a^[i] Levite comes from one of your towns^[j] from anywhere in Israel^[k] where he is residing, he may come whenever he desires,^[l] to the place that Yahweh will choose, ⁷ and he may minister in the name of Yahweh his God, just like all his brothers, the Levites who stand there^[m] before^[n] Yahweh. ⁸ They shall eat equal portions,^[o] apart from what he may receive from the sale of his patrimony.^[p]