Deuteronomy 18:8
“They shall haue like portions to eate, beside that which commeth of the sale of his patrimonie.”
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Deuteronomy 18:8 Context
6¶ And if a Leuite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he soiourned, and come with all the desire of his minde, vnto the place which the Lord shall choose; 7Then hee shall minister in the Name of the Lord his God, as all his brethren the Leuites doe, which stand there before the Lord. 8They shall haue like portions to eate, beside that which commeth of the sale of his patrimonie. 9¶ When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giueth thee, thou shalt not learne to doe after the abominations of those nations. 10There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his sonne, or his daughter to passe thorow the fire, or that vseth diuination, or an obseruer of times, or an inchanter, or a witch,
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Other Translations for Deuteronomy 18:8
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
- King James Version
"They shall eat equal portions, except {what they receive} from the sale of their fathers' {estates.}
- New American Standard Version (1995)
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
- American Standard Version (1901)
His food will be the same as theirs, in addition to what has come to him as the price of his property.
- Basic English Bible
-- they shall have like portions to eat, besides that which he hath sold of his patrimony.
- Darby Bible
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
- Webster's Bible
They shall have like portions to eat, besides that which comes of the sale of his patrimony.
- World English Bible
portion as portion they do eat, apart from his sold things, with the fathers.
- Youngs Literal Bible
They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which is his due according to the fathers' houses.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Deuteronomy 18:8
18:8 Like portions - With their brethren who were in actual ministration: as they share with them in the work, so shall they in the encouragements. Beside that which cometh - The reason of this law was, because he that waited on the altar, ought to live by the altar: and because it was fit he should keep his money, wherewith he might redeem what he sold, if afterwards he saw occasion for it. Mr. Henry adds a remarkable note here: especially considering he wrote threescore years ago. A hearty, pious zeal to serve God and his church, tho' it may a little encroach upon a settled order, and there may be somewhat in it that looks irregular, yet ought to be gratified, and not discouraged. He that loves dearly to be employed in the service of the sanctuary: in God's name let him minster. He shall be as welcome to God as the Levites, whose course it was to minister, and should be so to them.