Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 18:1-4

1The Leviticalהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548—indeed the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605tribeשֵׁ֧בֶטShe.vetH7626of Leviלֵוִ֛יle.ViH3878—shall haveיִ֠הְיֶהYih.yehH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506or inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159withעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.They are to eatיֹאכֵלֽוּן׃yo.khe.LunH398the food offeringsאִשֵּׁ֧י'i.SheiH801to the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068;that is their inheritanceוְנַחֲלָת֖וֹve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

2Although they haveיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֥הve.na.cha.LahH5159amongבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130their brothersאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,the LORDיְהוָה֙ ה֣וּאYah.weh hu'H3068 H1931istheir inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834He promisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696them.

3Thisוְזֶ֡הve.ZehH2088shall beיִהְיֶה֩yih.YehH1961the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים מֵאֵ֣תha.ko.ha.Nim me.'EtH3548 H854’shareמִשְׁפַּ֨טmish.PatH4941from the peopleהָעָ֗ם מֵאֵ֛תha.'Am me.'EtH5971 H854who offerזֹבְחֵ֥יzoe.CheiH2076a sacrificeהַזֶּ֖בַחha.Ze.vachH2077,whetherאִם־'im-H518a bullשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794orאִם־'im-H518a sheepשֶׂ֑הSehH7716:the priestsלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548are to be givenוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414the shoulderהַזְּרֹ֥עַha.ze.Ro.a'H2220,the jowlsוְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִםve.ha.le.cha.Ya.yimH3895,and the stomachוְהַקֵּבָֽה׃ve.ha.ke.VahH6896.

4You are to giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414themthe firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֨יתre.ShitH7225of your grainדְּגָֽנְךָ֜de.ga.ne.KhaH1715,new wineתִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ti.ro.she.KhaH8492,and oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,and the firstוְרֵאשִׁ֛יתve.re.ShitH7225wool shearedגֵּ֥זgezH1488from your flockצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629.

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