Deuteronomy 18:1

Preestis and dekenes, and alle men that ben of the same lynage, schulen `not haue part and eritage with the tother puple of Israel, for thei schulen ete the sacrifices of the Lord, and the offryngis of hym;

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2and thei schulen not take ony othir thing of the possessioun of her britheren; for the Lord hym silf is the `eritage of hem, as he spak to hem.

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Cross References

Numbers 18:8The Lord spak to Aaron, Lo! Y haue youe to thee the kepyng of my firste fruytis; Y haue youe to thee and to thi sones alle thingis, that ben halewid of the sones of Israel, + 18:8 that is, that ben bihiyt to the Lord by a vow. for preestis office euerlastynge lawful thingis.

Numbers 18:20And the Lord seide to Aaron, Ye schulen not welde ony thing in the lond of hem, nether ye schulen haue part among hem; Y am thi part and erytage, in the myddis of the sones of Israel.

Deuteronomy 10:9For which thing Leuy hadde not part, nether possession with hise brithren, for the Lord hym silf is his possessioun, as thi Lord God bihiyte to hym.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 18:1

In this chapter, I. The rights and revenues of the church are settled, and rules given concerning the Levites' ministration and maintenance, ver. 1-8 . II. The caution against the idolatrous abominable customs of the heathen is repeated, ver. 9-14 . III. A promise is given them of the spirit of prophecy to continue among them, and to centre at last in Christ the great prophet, ver. 15-18 . IV. Wrath threatened against those that despise prophecy ( ver. 19 ) or counterfeit it ( ver. 20 ), and a rule given for the… Read the whole commentary →

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