New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 18:1-7

1“The Leviticalהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548,the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605tribeשֵׁ֧בֶטShe.vetH7626of Leviלֵוִ֛יle.ViH3878,shall haveיִ֠הְיֶהYih.yehH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506or inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;they shall eatיֹאכֵלֽוּן׃yo.khe.LunH398the Lord’sיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068offeringsH801by fireאִשֵּׁ֧י'i.SheiH801and Hisportionוְנַחֲלָת֖וֹve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.

2They shall haveיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961noלֹא־lo'-H3808inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֥הve.na.cha.LahH5159amongבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130theircountrymenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251;the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is their inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159, as Hepromisedדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696them.

3“Now thisוְזֶ֡הve.ZehH2088shall be the priests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548dueמִשְׁפַּ֨טmish.PatH4941from the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,from those who offerH2076a sacrificeזֹבְחֵ֥יzoe.CheiH2076,eitherאִם־'im-H518an oxשׁ֣וֹרShorH7794orאִם־'im-H518a sheepשֶׂ֑הSehH7716,of which they shall giveוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414to the priestלַכֹּהֵ֔ןla.ko.HenH3548the shoulderהַזְּרֹ֥עַha.ze.Ro.a'H2220and the twoH3895cheeksוְהַלְּחָיַ֖יִםve.ha.le.cha.Ya.yimH3895and the stomachוְהַקֵּבָֽה׃ve.ha.ke.VahH6896.

4You shall giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414him thefirstרֵאשִׁ֨יתre.ShitH7225fruitsH7225of your grainדְּגָֽנְךָ֜de.ga.ne.KhaH1715,your newתִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ti.ro.she.KhaH8492wineH8492,and your oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֗ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,and the firstוְרֵאשִׁ֛יתve.re.ShitH7225shearingגֵּ֥זgezH1488of your sheepצֹאנְךָ֖tzo.ne.KhaH6629.

5For the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has chosenבָּחַ֛רba.CharH977him and his sonsוּבָנָ֖יוu.va.NavH1121from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605your tribesשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָshe.va.Tei.khaH7626, tostandלַעֲמֹ֨דla.'a.ModH5975and serveלְשָׁרֵ֧תle.sha.RetH8334in the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃ סkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

6“Now ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a Leviteהַלֵּוִ֜יha.le.ViH3881comesיָבֹ֨אya.Vo'H935from anyמֵאַחַ֤דme.'a.ChadH259of yourtownsשְׁעָרֶ֙יךָ֙she.'a.Rei.khaH8179throughoutמִכָּל־mi.kolH4480 H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֑ם'a.Sher- ShamH834 H8033heresidesגָּ֣רgarH1481,and comesוּבָא֙u.Va'H935wheneverבְּכָל־be.kholH3605he desiresאַוַּ֣ת'a.VatH185to the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068choosesיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977,

7then he shall serveוְשֵׁרֵ֕תve.she.RetH8334in the nameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,like allכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605his fellowאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881who standהָעֹמְדִ֥יםha.'o.me.DimH5975thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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