Berean Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 18:1-8
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'H3068H1931istheir inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834He promisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696them.
3Thisוְזֶ֡הve.ZehH2088shall beיִהְיֶה֩yih.YehH1961the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים מֵאֵ֣תha.ko.ha.Nim me.'EtH3548H854’shareמִשְׁפַּ֨טmish.PatH4941from the peopleהָעָ֗ם מֵאֵ֛תha.'Am me.'EtH5971H854who 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.
5Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has chosenבָּחַ֛רba.CharH977Leviand his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121out of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605your tribesשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626to standלַעֲמֹ֨דla.'a.ModH5975and ministerלְשָׁרֵ֧תle.sha.RetH8334inיְהוָ֛ה ה֥וּאYah.weh hu'H3068H1931Hisnameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034for allכָּל־kol-H3605timeהַיָּמִֽים׃ סhai.ya.MimH3117.
6Now ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a Leviteהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881movesיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935from anyמֵאַחַ֤דme.'a.ChadH259townשְׁעָרֶ֙יךָ֙ מִכָּל־she.'a.Rei.kha mi.kolH8179H3605of residenceאֲשֶׁר־ ה֖וּא גָּ֣ר'a.Sher- hu' garH834H1931H1481throughoutשָׁ֑םShamH8033Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and comesוּבָא֙u.Va'H935in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605earnestnessאַוַּ֣ת נַפְשׁ֔וֹ'a.Vat naf.ShoH185H5315toאֶל־'el-H413the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068will chooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977,
7then he shall serveוְשֵׁרֵ֕תve.she.RetH8334in the nameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605his fellowאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881who standהָעֹמְדִ֥יםha.'o.me.DimH5975thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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