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Deuteronomy 18:2

They must have no inheritance among their brothers; Yahweh is their inheritance, as he said to them.

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In The King James Version

Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the LORD is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.

In Context

1The priests, who are Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, will have no portion nor inheritance with Israel; they must eat the offerings of Yahweh made by fire as their inheritance.

3This is the share given to the priests, given to them from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether it be an oxen or a sheep: the shoulder, the two cheeks, and the inner parts.

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Cross References

Numbers 18:20Yahweh said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in the people's land, nor will you have any share of property among the people. I am your share and inheritance among the people of Israel.

Psalms 16:5Yahweh, you are my chosen portion and my cup. You hold onto my lot. 1

Psalms 84:11For Yahweh God is our sun and shield; 1 Yahweh will give grace and glory; 1 he does not withhold any good thing from those who walk in integrity. 1

Isaiah 61:6You will be called the priests of Yahweh; they will call you servants of our God. 1 You will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their riches. 1

Ezekiel 44:28This will be their inheritance: I am their inheritance, and you must give them no property in Israel; I will be their property!

1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's possession, so that you would announce the wonderful actions of the one who called you out from darkness into his marvelous light. 1

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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