Deuteronomy 18:8
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
In Context
Cross References
Leviticus 7:14And from it he shall offer one out of each oblation for a heave-offering to LORD. It shall be the priest's who sprinkles the blood of the peace-offerings.
Nehemiah 12:44And on that day men were appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them, according to the fields of the cities, the portions appointed by the la
Luke 10:7And remain in the same house eating and drinking from their things, for the workman is worthy of his wage. Do not depart from house to house.
1 Timothy 5:17Let the elders who rule well be regarded worthy of double compensation, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:2-9
Maintenance of the Levites. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 The priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by fire, and his inheritance. 2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them. 3 And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether it be ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the… Read the whole commentary →