Deuteronomy 18:1-8
1599 Geneva Bible
18 3 The portion of the Levites. 6 Of the Levites coming from another place. 9 To avoid the abominations of the Gentiles. 15 God will not leave them without a true Prophet.
1 The Priests of the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi (A)shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel, (B)but shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his [a]inheritance.
2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: for the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
3 ¶ And this shall be the Priest’s duty of the people, that they which offer sacrifice, whether it be bullock or sheep, shall give unto the Priest the [b]shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.
4 The firstfruits also of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep shalt thou give him.
5 For the Lord thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand and minister in the Name of the Lord, him, and his sons forever.
6 ¶ Also when a Levite shall come out of any of thy cities of all Israel, where he remained, and come with [c]all the desire of his heart unto the place, which the Lord shall choose,
7 He shall then minister in the Name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Levites, which remain there before the Lord.
8 They shall have like portions to eat [d]beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
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- Deuteronomy 18:1 That is, the Lord’s part of his inheritance.
- Deuteronomy 18:3 The right shoulder, Num. 28:18.
- Deuteronomy 18:6 Meaning, to serve God unfainedly, and not to seek ease.
- Deuteronomy 18:8 Not constrained to live of himself.
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