Deuteronomy 18:8
חֵלֶק כְּחֵלֶק יֹאכֵלוּ לְבַד מִמְכָּרָיו עַל ־ הָאָבֽוֹת ׃ ס
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
In Context
7וְשֵׁרֵת בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו כְּכָל ־ אֶחָיו הַלְוִיִּם הָעֹמְדִים שָׁם לִפְנֵי יְהוָֽה ׃
Cross References
Leviticus 7:14וְהִקְרִיב מִמֶּנּוּ אֶחָד מִכָּל ־ קָרְבָּן תְּרוּמָה לַיהוָה לַכֹּהֵן הַזֹּרֵק אֶת ־ דַּם הַשְּׁלָמִים לוֹ יִהְיֶֽה ׃
Nehemiah 12:44וַיִּפָּקְדוּ בַיּוֹם הַהוּא אֲנָשִׁים עַל ־ הַנְּשָׁכוֹת לָאוֹצָרוֹת לַתְּרוּמוֹת לָרֵאשִׁית וְלַמַּֽעַשְׂרוֹת לִכְנוֹס בָּהֶם לִשְׂדֵי הֶעָרִים מְנָאוֹת הַתּוֹרָה לַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַלְוִיִּם כִּי שִׂמְחַת יְהוּדָה עַל ־ הַכֹּהֲנִים וְעַל ־ הַלְוִיִּם הָעֹמְדִֽים ׃
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 →