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Deuteronomy 18:2
2They will receive no land among the other Israelites. The Lord himself is the one who gives them everything that they need. He has promised to do that for them.
Deuteronomy 18:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto them.
- New International Version (NIV)They shall have no inheritance among their fellow Israelites; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They shall have no inheritance among their brothers; the Lord is their inheritance, as he promised them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore they shall have no inheritance among their brethren; the Lord is their inheritance, as He said to them.
Context of Deuteronomy 18:2
1The priests and the whole tribe of Levi will have no land for themselves, as the other Israelite tribes do. Instead, they may eat the meat from the sacrifices that belong to the Lord. They will receive no land among the other Israelites. The Lord himself is the one who gives them everything that they need. He has promised to do that for them. 3When you bring a bull or a sheep as a sacrifice to the Lord, give the priests their part. You must give them the animal's shoulder, the meat from its face, and its stomach. 4You must also give them the first part of your grain, your wine and your olive oil. Give them the first wool that you cut from your sheep.
Read all of Deuteronomy 18Deuteronomy 18:2 word by word
וְנַחֲלָ֥ה לֹא־יִֽהְיֶה־לּ֖וֹ בְּקֶ֣רֶב אֶחָ֑יו יְהוָה֙ ה֣וּא נַחֲלָת֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּבֶּר־לֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:2
- Genesis 15:1After this, the Lord spoke to Abram in a dream. God said, ‘Do not be afraid Abram. I will keep you safe. I myself will give you many good gifts.’
- Psalms 16:5You, Lord, are all that I need. What you give to me is enough, for me and for my descendants.
- Psalms 73:24You teach me the right way to go, and you will lead me to glory.
- Psalms 84:11The Lord God is like a sun and a shield for his people. He is kind to his people and he gives glory to them. To those who do what is right, he gives every good thing that they need.
- Psalms 119:57Lord, you are everything that I need. I promise to obey your rules.
- Isaiah 61:6People will call you “The Lord's priests who are servants of our God”. You will enjoy valuable things from other nations. You will boast about all the riches that you receive from them.
- Lamentations 3:24‘He is my Lord,’ I say to myself. ‘He is the reason why I can hope for good things.’
- 1 Peter 2:5You yourselves are also like stones that are alive. God is using you, like stones, to build a house where his Spirit lives. You will serve him like his special priests who offer sacrifices to him. God will be happy with the spiritual offerings that you give to him, because you belong to Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 1:5Jesus Christ will also help you. He always speaks a true message. He is the first person who became alive again after death. He rules the kings of the earth. Jesus loves us and he died for us. That is how he made us free. Because of Jesus, God will not punish us for the bad things that we have done.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The Lord is their inheritance - He is the portion of their souls; and as to their bodies, they shall live by the offerings of the Lord made by fire, i. e., the meat-offering, the sin-offering, and the trespass-offering; and whatever was the Lord's right, in these or other offerings, he gave to the priests.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2the LORD is their inheritance: The inheritance of the Levites was spiritual, not territorial or material. They possessed the Lord by giving their whole lives to his service. This idea is the remarkable reversal of the idea that the Lord possessed Israel (see 7:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81. The priests the Levites ... shall eat the offerings--As the tribe of Levi had no inheritance allotted them like the other tribes but were wholly consecrated to the priestly office, their maintenance was to arise from tithes, first-fruits, and certain portions of the oblations presented on the altar, which God having by express appointment reserved to Himself made over, after being offered, to His ministers.Read the comment
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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
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