God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 18:7
7and may serve in the name of the Lord his God like all the other Levites who do their work in the Lord’s presence.
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
5Out of all your tribes, the Lord your God has chosen the Levites and their descendants to do the work of serving in the name of the Lord forever. 6A Levite from any of your cities in Israel may come from where he has been living to the place the Lord will choose. He may come as often as he wants and may serve in the name of the Lord his God like all the other Levites who do their work in the Lord’s presence. 8If he does, he’ll get the same amount of food as they do, in addition to what he gets from selling his family’s goods. 9When you come to the land that the Lord your God is giving you, never learn the disgusting practices of those nations.
Read all of Deuteronomy 18Deuteronomy 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
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
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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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