Deuteronomy 12:19

19 Be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.

Deuteronomy 12:19 in Other Translations

19 Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite as long as thou livest upon the earth.

19 Take care that you do not neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land.

19 And be very careful never to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.

19 And make sure that for as long as you live on your land you never, never neglect the Levite.

19 and be careful not to neglect the Levite, as long as you live in your land.

Deuteronomy 12:19 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 12:19

Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite
By withholding from him the tithes appointed for his maintenance; or rather by neglecting to take him with him in order to partake of the feast or entertainment before spoken of:

as long as thou livest upon the earth;
so that it was not one time only, but always; whenever he ate these holy things before the Lord, as long as he lived, he was to be careful he had the Levite with him, for a reason given, ( Deuteronomy 12:12 ) .

Deuteronomy 12:19 In-Context

17 You must not eat in your own towns the tithe of your grain and new wine and olive oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or whatever you have vowed to give, or your freewill offerings or special gifts.

18 Instead, you are to eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites from your towns—and you are to rejoice before the LORD your God in everything you put your hand to.

19 Be careful not to neglect the Levites as long as you live in your land.

20 When the LORD your God has enlarged your territory as he promised you, and you crave meat and say, “I would like some meat,” then you may eat as much of it as you want.

21 If the place where the LORD your God chooses to put his Name is too far away from you, you may slaughter animals from the herds and flocks the LORD has given you, as I have commanded you, and in your own towns you may eat as much of them as you want.

Cross References

• 1. ver 12; Deuteronomy 14:27; Nehemiah 13:10
• 2. Malachi 3:8