Deuteronomy 18:7

Deuteronomy 18:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and ministers in the name of the Lord his God, like all his fellow Levites who stand to minister there before the Lord,
• New King James Version (NKJV)then he may serve in the name of the Lord his God as all his brethren the Levites do, who stand there before the Lord.

Context of Deuteronomy 18:7

5For the Lord your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes to stand and minister in his name from now on. 6When a Levite leaves one of your towns in Israel where he was staying and wants to go to the place the Lord chooses, 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. 8They will eat equal portions besides what he has received from the sale of the family estate. 9“When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable customs of those nations.

Deuteronomy 18:7 word by word

וְשֵׁרֵ֕ת בְּשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו כְּכָל־אֶחָיו֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם הָעֹמְדִ֥ים שָׁ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then he shall ministerשָׁרַתshârath · to ministerH8334
• in the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• his Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• as all his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• which standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• there beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:7

• 2 Chronicles 31:2Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites for the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for praise in the gates of the camp of the Lord, each division corresponding to his service among the priests and Levites.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 These verses presuppose that part of the Levites only will be in residence and officiating at the place of the sanctuary, the others of course dwelling at their own homes in the Levitical cities, or “sojourning” elsewhere; compare the marginal references. But if any Levite out of love for the service of the sanctuary chose to resort to it when he might reside in his own home, he was to have his share in the maintenance which was provided for…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-86-8. if a Levite ... come with all the desire of his mind--It appears that the Levites served in rotation from the earliest times; but, from their great numbers, it was only at infrequent intervals they could be called into actual service. Should any Levite, however, under the influence of eminent piety, resolve to devote himself wholly and continually to the sacred duties of the sanctuary, he was allowed to realize his ardent wishes; and as he was…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 18:7

• Levites
• Liberality

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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