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Deuteronomy 18:1-7

1The priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881, andall the tribeשֵׁ֧בֶטShe.vetH7626of Leviלֵוִ֛יle.ViH3878,shall have no partחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506nor inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:they shall eatיֹאכֵלֽוּן׃yo.khe.LunH398the offeringsH801of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068made by fireאִשֵּׁ֧י'i.SheiH801,and his inheritanceוְנַחֲלָת֖וֹve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

2Therefore shall they have no inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֥הve.na.cha.LahH5159amongבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130their brethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251:the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068istheir inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159,as he hath saidדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696unto them.

3And this shall be the priest’sהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548dueמִשְׁפַּ֨טmish.PatH4941from the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,from them that offerזֹבְחֵ֥יzoe.CheiH2076a sacrificeהַזֶּ֖בַחha.Ze.vachH2077, whether it beoxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794or sheepשֶׂ֑הSehH7716;and they shall giveוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414unto the priestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548the shoulderהַזְּרֹ֥עַha.ze.Ro.a'H2220,and the two cheeksוְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִםve.ha.le.cha.Ya.yimH3895,and the mawוְהַקֵּבָֽה׃ve.ha.ke.VahH6896.

4The firstfruitרֵאשִׁ֨יתre.ShitH7225alsoof thy cornדְּגָֽנְךָ֜de.ga.ne.KhaH1715,of thy wineתִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ti.ro.she.KhaH8492,and of thine oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,and the firstוְרֵאשִׁ֛יתve.re.ShitH7225of the fleeceגֵּ֥זgezH1488of thy sheepצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629,shalt thou giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414him.

5For the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath chosenבָּחַ֛רba.CharH977him out of all thy tribesשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626,to standלַעֲמֹ֨דla.'a.ModH5975to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֧תle.sha.RetH8334in the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,him and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121for everהַיָּמִֽים׃ סhai.ya.MimH3117.

6And if a Leviteהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881comeיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935from anyמֵאַחַ֤דme.'a.ChadH259of thy gatesשְׁעָרֶ֙יךָ֙she.'a.Rei.khaH8179out of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,where he sojournedגָּ֣רgarH1481,and comeוּבָא֙u.Va'H935with all the desireאַוַּ֣ת'a.VatH185of his mindנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315unto the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725which the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068shall chooseיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977;

7Then he shall ministerוְשֵׁרֵ֕תve.she.RetH8334in the nameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,as all his brethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881do,which standהָעֹמְדִ֥יםha.'o.me.DimH5975there beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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