Deuteronomy 18:8

They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7Then can he minister in the name of the Lord his God, like all his brethren the Levites, who stand there before the Lord.

9When thou comest into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.

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Cross References

Leviticus 7:14And he shall offer thereof one out of every oblation for a heave-offering unto the Lord; to the priest that sprinkleth the blood of the peace-offering—to him shall it belong.

Nehemiah 12:44And there were appointed at that day certain men as superintendents over the chambers for the treasuries, for the heave-offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions according to the law for the priests and the Levites; for Judah had joy on the priests and on the Levites that stood there,

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 →

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