Deuteronomy 18:7

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.

Deuteronomy 18:7 in Other Translations

7 Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the LORD.

7 and ministers in the name of the Lord his God, like all his fellow Levites who stand to minister there before the Lord,

7 He may minister there in the name of the LORD his God, just like all his fellow Levites who are serving the LORD there.

7 he may serve there in the name of God along with all his brother Levites who are present and serving in the Presence of God.

7 then he shall minister in the name of Jehovah his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before Jehovah.

7 and may serve in the name of the LORD his God like all the other Levites who do their work in the LORD's presence.

7 he may serve in the name of the Lord his God like all his fellow Levites who minister there in the presence of the Lord.

7 Then he can serve in the name of the LORD his God. He'll be like all of the other Levites who serve the LORD there.

Deuteronomy 18:7 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 18:7

And he shall minister in the name of the Lord his God
The Targum of Jonathan is,

``he shall minister in the name of the Word of the Lord his God;''

in the name of Christ, as a type of him, as every priest and every sacrifice were: he was to be allowed to officiate, though it was not his course or turn:

as all his brethren the Levites do, which stand there before the Lord;
daily offering the same sacrifices, and whatsoever are brought unto them; who might be said to stand before the Lord, because they stood at the altar of the Lord, and offered the sacrifices of the people to him; and a country Levite or priest was to be admitted to do the same thing at Jerusalem, and in the temple there, as they did; and this shows that a priest is meant by the Levite.

Deuteronomy 18:7 In-Context

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.

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,

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.

8 He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.

9 When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.

Cross References

• 1. ver 19; 1 Kings 18:32; 1 Kings 22:16; Psalms 118:26