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1 The priests, who are Levites--indeed the whole tribe of Levi--are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the offerings made to the LORD by fire, for that is their inheritance.
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1 The priests, who are Levites--indeed the whole tribe of Levi--are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the offerings made to the LORD by fire, for that is their inheritance.
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2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as he promised them.
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2 They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the LORD is their inheritance, as he promised them.
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3 This is the share due the priests from the people who sacrifice a bull or a sheep: the shoulder, the jowls and the inner parts.
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3 This is the share due the priests from the people who sacrifice a bull or a sheep: the shoulder, the jowls and the inner parts.
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4 You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,
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4 You are to give them the firstfruits of your grain, new wine and oil, and the first wool from the shearing of your sheep,
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5 for the LORD your God has chosen them and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the LORD's name always.
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5 for the LORD your God has chosen them and their descendants out of all your tribes to stand and minister in the LORD's name always.
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6 If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he is living, and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,
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6 If a Levite moves from one of your towns anywhere in Israel where he is living, and comes in all earnestness to the place the LORD will choose,
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7 he may minister in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who serve there in the presence of the LORD.
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7 he may minister in the name of the LORD his God like all his fellow Levites who serve there in the presence of the LORD.
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8 He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.
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8 He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
