God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 18:2
2So the Levites will have no land of their own like the other Israelites. The Lord will be their inheritance, as he promised 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 Levitical priests—in fact, the whole tribe of Levi—will receive no land or property of their own like the rest of the Israelites. They will eat what has been sacrificed to the Lord. These sacrifices will be what they receive. So the Levites will have no land of their own like the other Israelites. The Lord will be their inheritance, as he promised them. 3This is what the people owe the priests whenever they sacrifice an ox, a sheep, or a goat: the shoulder, jaws, and stomach. 4Also, give them the first produce harvested: grain, new wine, olive oil, and the first wool you shear 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 15:1Later the Lord spoke his word to Abram in a vision. He said, “Abram, don’t be afraid. I am your shield. Your reward will be very great.”
- Psalms 16:5The Lord is my inheritance and my cup. You are the one who determines my destiny.
- Psalms 73:24With your advice you guide me, and in the end you will take me to glory.
- Psalms 84:11The Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord grants favor and honor. He does not hold back any blessing from those who live innocently.
- Psalms 119:57You are my inheritance, O Lord. I promised to hold on to your words.
- Isaiah 61:6You will be called the priests of the Lord. You will be called the servants of our God. You will consume the wealth of the nations. You will boast in their splendor.
- Lamentations 3:24My soul can say, ‘The Lord is my lot ⌞in life⌟. That is why I find hope in him.’
- 1 Peter 2:5You come to him as living stones, a spiritual house that is being built into a holy priesthood. So offer spiritual sacrifices that God accepts through Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 1:5and from Jesus Christ, the witness, the trustworthy one, the first to come back to life, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. Glory and power forever and ever belong to the one who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood
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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