Deuteronomy 18:8
His food will be the same as theirs, in addition to what has come to him as the price of his property.
Bible in Basic English
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 let him give one out of every offering to be lifted up before the Lord; that it may be for the priest who puts the blood of the peace-offering on the altar.
Nehemiah 12:44And on that day certain men were put over the rooms where the things which had been given were stored, for the lifted offerings and the first-fruits and the tenths, and to take into them the amounts, from the fields of every town, fixed by the law for the priests and the Levites: for Judah was glad on account of the priests and the Levites who were in their places.
Luke 10:7And keep in that same house, taking what food and drink they give you: for the worker has a right to his reward. Do not go from house to house.
1 Timothy 5:17Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and 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 →