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Deuteronomy 18:8
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.
Deuteronomy 18:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which cometh of the sale of his patrimony.
- New International Version (NIV)He is to share equally in their benefits, even though he has received money from the sale of family possessions.
- English Standard Version (ESV)then he may have equal portions to eat, besides what he receives from the sale of his patrimony.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They shall have equal portions to eat, besides what comes from the sale of his inheritance.
Context of Deuteronomy 18:8
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 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. If 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. 10You must never sacrifice your sons or daughters by burning them alive, practice black magic, be a fortuneteller, witch, or sorcerer,
Read all of Deuteronomy 18Deuteronomy 18:8 word by word
חֵ֥לֶק כְּחֵ֖לֶק יֹאכֵ֑לוּ לְבַ֥ד מִמְכָּרָ֖יו עַל־הָאָבֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Deuteronomy 18:8
- Leviticus 7:8The skin of the burnt offering belongs to the priest who sacrifices it.
- Nehemiah 12:44On that day men were put in charge of the storerooms for the contributions, the first produce harvested, and a tenth of the people’s money. They stored in those rooms the gifts designated by Moses’ Teachings for the priests and Levites from the fields around the cities. The people of Judah were pleased with the ministry of the priests and Levites.
- Luke 10:7Stay with the family that accepts you. Eat and drink whatever they offer you. After all, the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from one house to another.
- 1 Corinthians 9:7Does a soldier ever serve in the army at his own expense? Does anyone plant a vineyard and not eat the grapes? Does anyone take care of a flock and not drink milk from the sheep?
- 1 Timothy 5:17Give double honor to spiritual leaders who handle their duties well. This is especially true if they work hard at teaching God’s word.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 18:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The sale of his patrimony - So we find that, though the Levites might have no part of the land by lot, yet they were permitted to make purchases of houses, goods, and cattle, yea, of fields also. See the case of Abiathar, 1 Kings 2:26; (note), and of Jeremiah, Jeremiah 32:7-8; (note).Read the comment
- 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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8received money from the sale of his father’s estate: The Levites served full-time at the tabernacle and later at the temple. Even so, they could still own property, such as towns and pastureland (see Numbers 35:1–8). The Levites were to receive support from the regular offerings that God set apart for them. They did not have to give up their own property in order to serve.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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